Me: As usual, I don't own Pokemon. There, that's it.
Pikachu/Chikorita: Chu?/Chiko? (That's it?)
Ash: Aren't you even gonna talk to us about stuff?
Me: I would, but I've wasted so much time between talking to you and writing that I've decided talking with you guys has to stop.
Ash: What about our say in this, huh?
Pikachu/Chikorita: Pi!/Chiko! (Yeah!)
Me: (sighs) Alright, but while you give me your explanation, I'm gonna start the story now, okay?
Ash: Fine by us! Okay, here's why talking to us is really important…(goes on for 5 minutes, give or take a second)
Me: What have I done to deserve this?
Pikachu: Pi pika pi, pichu? Pika? Pika…CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!! (Was Ash done? No? Then…DON'T INTERRUPT HIM AGAIN!)
Me: (feels full force of a Thunderbolt) Okay, I see why chatting with you guys is relatively important…(coughs)
Ash: And I didn't have to go through all the reasons! Thanks, Pikachu-Chikorita!
Pikachu/Chikorita: Pika!/Chiko! (Anytime!)
Pokemon: The Power of Two
Chapter VII-Captured by the Enemy!
In our last adventure, Ash and his friends temporarily passed by Azalea Town to pay a quick visit to the Charicific Valley with help from Liza. She explained to our heroes how Charizard was able to successfully win a match against her own Pokemon, Charla, and by doing so, won the right to leave the Valley and find Ash! But before they could even get back inside the Valley, Entei, the Legendary Pokemon of Fire appeared and struck Charla down with one shot! It ended up being a one-on-one match-Ash and Charizard V.S. Entei! After a long and tedious battle, Ash ended up severely hurt, and Charizard was able to learn Sunny Day, an attack that increased the abilities of regular fire attacks. He used his new attack to increase his Flamethrower attack and knock out Entei. Ash was successful in capturing the Legendary type and now, the quest Ash and Misty are on is halfway finished!
(Theme song; Fanfare starts as Misty says the name of the episode)
Misty: Captured by the Enemy!
"I had no idea backtracking would take this long!" Ash griped impatiently as he, Misty and Brock all found themselves back near Azalea Town's gates.
"Pika…" Pikachu agreed with Ash, hanging on top of Ash's hat as tight as possible. "Well, it took us about two or three days just to even get to the Charicific Valley, so it would make sense that it would take just as long to get back, right?" Brock spoke up.
"Yeah, but couldn't Liza have just had Charla bring us back?" Misty added weakly while holding a sleeping Togepi in her arms.
"That may be so, but when Entei used Flamethrower, it knocked Charla out almost immediately, so Liza's got to look after her for a while, and you know how those other Charizard feel about riding passengers." Brock mentioned.
"Guess you're right." Ash admitted, already looking around for the Pokemon Center.
"What's wrong, Ash?" Misty asked, noticing that he was looking up and down, left and right for something.
"Nothing, just wondering where the Pokemon Center's at. I do need to heal Entei, remember? Plus, I also need to tell Nurse Joy about this-"
"Nurse Joy! Let's go!" Brock demanded frantically, grabbing Ash's jacket and pulling him ahead. Pikachu barely managed to stay on top of Ash's head, since he was being jostled about now, thanks to Brock!
"Hey, Brock, I'm eager to get to the Pokemon Center just as much as you are, but could you let go now?" Ash protested.
"You heard him, Brock-let go of my boyfriend right now!" Misty screamed angrily, giving chase with her mallet in hand.
"Then again…keep running, Brock! Don't look back!" Ash warned.
"Pika…" Pikachu groaned while at the same time, trying to keep his lunch down from all the excitement.
"There! I knew if we kept on our course, they'd end up in Azalea Town." Giovanni declared menacingly to Gary Oak and Lawrence III. They were now in the collector's restored airship, his computer back online and most of his collection-that had been destroyed in the first battle against Ash and the Legendary Birds-was partially restored as well.
"What for? So far, they've only managed to capture Raikou, haven't they?" Gary asked, his Umbreon at his side.
"You're new to this organization, so I'll indulge you for the moment. My recent reports heard of Entei appearing near the unknown Charicific Valley about two or three days ago, and now he's no longer in the area. What does that tell you?" Giovanni responded.
"Let me guess-Ash was able to capture another Legendary type?"
"To be honest, that red-head was the one who caught Raikou; Entei was the boy's first 'legendary' capture. The only ones that are left are Suicune and Ho-oh."
"Warning, warning! Unknown balloon now arriving near Azalea Town." Gary, Giovanni and Lawrence turned to the screen to see Jessie, James and Meowth arrive in their Team Rocket balloon.
"Unexpected, but persistent. No matter how many times this boy defeats these blundering idiots, they always keep trying. Maybe they'll have some use on Team Rocket after all…"
"Thanks a lot, Nurse Joy." Ash said later on in the afternoon, retrieving his Pokeballs containing Charizard, Chikorita, Espeon and Entei from the Pokemon nurse. Ash was smart in warning her about Entei, but it turns out he didn't have to-the Nurse Joy back in Goldenrod informed her about Misty's capture of Raikou and advised her to keep a lookout for any other trainers who had extremely rare types on hand.
"No problem, Ash. I hope you're rested from that unprovoked attack in Goldenrod."
"Yeah, I am. Being back out on the road gives someone time to relax." Ash admitted.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu nodded, jumping from Nurse Joy's shoulder back onto Ash's, being extra careful not to hurt his trainer, and friend, anymore than necessary.
"Where are your friends? I thought I saw them come in with you."
"Oh-Misty said something about needing to go to the bathroom and so she had Brock look after Togepi while she was in there. I wonder what could be taking them so long."
"Good afternoon, twerp!"
"We've got a surprise for you, so come on out!"
Ash grimaced as he turned and shot outside the doors of the Pokemon Center, taking time to look up to see Meowth next to Misty and Brock, both of them tied up back to back!
"Pikachu! Pikachu pi!"
"Brock! Misty! Let them go right now, Meowth!" Ash yelled.
"Let me think…no!"
"We won't let them go until we get what we want-and that's Pikachu!" Jessie said.
"Forget it!" Ash retaliated.
"Then you can say goodbye to your friends!" James retorted.
"Wobbuffet!"
"We don't have time to deal with you now! Get back in your ball!" Jessie exclaimed.
"What do I do, Pikachu? Hmm…I know! Pikachu, give 'em a Thunderbolt!" Ash said, using his hands and sending Pikachu as high as he could.
"Pika…CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!" The Electric-type fired a powerful Thunderbolt attack that struck the balloon, which in turn separated Brock and Misty from Team Rocket.
"At least we have a consolation prize!" Jessie bragged, revealing Togepi captured behind a glass case.
"Yeah-and we'll be back soon enough for Pikachu!" James added.
"Give Togepi back NOWWWWW!" Ash screamed angrily, holding out his arms, prepared to catch Misty and Brock, if necessary.
"Looks like we're blasting off again! Nyah-nyah!" The three were almost out of sight until an airship suddenly appeared and pulled them in!
"Togepi!" Misty cried out.
"Don't worry about your precious little egg-it should be fine, as long as I get what I want!" A mechanical arm shot out from the side of the airship and grabbed Brock and Misty, then managed to catch Pikachu only seconds before he landed in Ash's arms!
"PIKACHUUUUUUU!!!!"
"PIKA-PI!!!!"
"That does it-you're going down!" Ash growled angrily, pulling out a Pokeball and preparing to throw it.
"That reminds me-we'll need that Pokemon, too!" James added merrily, using the mechanical arm to snag the Pokeball from Ash's grasp and pulling it in with them.
"You imbecile! I wanted Entei, not some other kind of Pokemon!" Giovanni ranted.
"But I thought you could also use Charizard, boss!"
"Pikachu…Charizard…Misty…GIVE BACK MY FRIENDS!!!!!" Ash screamed, unable to do anything as he watched the airship vanish back into the sky.
"What do you want with us?" Misty asked angrily, struggling to get free from her bonds.
"Simple-I want the Legendary Pokemon you've captured! I know you've caught Raikou and Entei-that just leaves Suicune and Ho-oh, doesn't it?" Giovanni responded before turning to James with a warning glare. "This better be that Charizard who's been sending you three idiots blasting into the stratosphere time and time again!"
"Don't worry, boss-whenever things got tough, the twerpy twerp would always bring in the firepower, right Jessie? GO, Charizard!" James yelled happily, expecting to feel a powerful Flamethrower any second now.
"Chi-KO!" Instead of feeling a Flamethrower, James felt a powerful Vine Whip striking him on the shoulders!
"YEOW! Who would-" James looked down to see Chikorita in place of Charizard!
"That little Grass-type did you better damage than I thought it would." Giovanni muttered, refocusing his attention back on Misty, Brock and Pikachu. "I've brought in someone who I believe knows your boyfriend exceptionally well, almost as well as you yourself know him. He was able to best him in battle twice before losing in the Johto League Championships, and I think you'll recognize the people he's been sent to capture, too." With a snap of his fingers, two side doors opened, and Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum-Ash's mother-came in, wrists securely tied, led in by…
"Gary?!" Misty and Brock chorused in shock.
Ash was struggling to hold in his tears of resentment that night. He'd lost his girlfriend, Brock, Pikachu and Charizard within minutes of arriving at the Azalea Pokemon Center.
"I need to relax, and there's only one Pokemon I trust to help me relax at a time like this." Ash thought while picking up a Pokeball. "I choose you-CHIKORITA!"
"CHARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!" To Ash's surprise, Charizard exited the Pokeball, shooting a powerful Flamethrower into the night sky.
"Charizard? What are you doing here? Oh, no!" Ash thought back to which side he'd plucked the Pokeball from earlier.
"I thought Charizard was on the right side, but he was on the left! That means Team Rocket has Chikorita!"
(A/N: Remember the music that played during the scene where Ash had to give up Charizard last season? Imagine yourself hearing that in your head right now!)
The Fire/Flying type eyed Ash with a look of concern, recognizing that Misty, Brock and Pikachu weren't out with his trainer or that he wasn't battling an opponent.
"Team Rocket's captured Pikachu, Misty, Brock and Chikorita, mistaking her Pokeball for yours, Charizard. That guy who used his Persian to poison me back in Goldenrod must've been the 'boss' they've talked about so much! We've got to get them back somehow. GO, Espeon!" A second later, Ash's only Psychic-type appeared beside Ash's feet, knowing only part of what had occurred.
"Team Rocket captured Pikachu, Misty, Brock and Chikorita, mistaking her Pokeball for Charizard's, Espeon. I don't know what to do about it, and I have no clue where to find them!" Ash turned his head away from his Pokemon, not wanting them to see his tears.
"Don't give up hope, Ash! What does Team Rocket's boss want specifically?"
Ash took a moment to wipe away some tears before responding out loud. "The Legendary Pokemon-which must make him that Giovanni guy Mewtwo told us about!"
"Exactly. Since he has Misty, which means he has Raikou. He'll eventually come back for you, because you caught Entei. You'll need a plan."
Ash couldn't see anything in his mind but Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Chikorita's faces. He failed to hold back a sob and dropped to his knees in sadness before the solution came to him.
"That's it! I've got a plan, and I'll need you two to know about it. Here's what we do…"
What is Ash's plan to save his friends from Team Rocket's clutches? What will he do when he finds out Gary's involved and has captured Professor Oak and his mother? And will Ash's plan work at all, or will disaster strike once more? Find out in the next adventure!