Chapter 6
"You!"
In all of her fury, Jessie failed to notice that there were other people in the room. King Acorn, along with Ash, Misty, Brock, Tracey and Luna were standing on the opposite side of the council chamber. Ash and Co. were very displeased to see them.
"Huh, wha - Jessie, look! It's the twerps!" James said excitedly.
"Alright! Let's go!" Jessie yelled. They both jumped into poses.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"………..er……. 'Meowth! That's right!'"
"Jessie, that was pitiful!" James said after they had finished their motto.
"Well, someone had to do it!!" Jessie said, annoyed. Everyone but Ash and Co. had clueless looks on their faces.
"What?" James said, "Aren't you impressed with our intimidating motto??"
"Actually, er, no," Sally said, "but I would like to know why you did it."
"Grrrr…THEY'RE A BUNCH OF DIRTY ROTTEN THEIVES!!" Luna, who could hardly contain herself, said. Now everyone was staring at her.
"Thank you! We'll take that as a compliment!" Jessie said, smiling.
"Whoa, whoa, slow down. These two are what?" Sally asked.
"How about we spell it out for you??" Jessie said, not glancing away from the so-called twerps, "We are members of the exclusive Team Rocket!! Our team has only one purpose: To steal Pokémon!! Now if you'd just step aside…."
"No!", Sally said, coming between them, "I am a just Princess, so I will cut you some slack. You have not done anything bad in our reality, except for threatening, so you will start here with a clean slate. But if anything goes wrong with you two…." Sally made a gesture with her finger crossing her neck, as if to cut it off. Jessie and James cowered under her dark gaze.
"R - r - r - right!" James said.
"Y - y - y - yeah! We won't, er, do anything wr - wrong! Honest!" Jessie stuttered.
"Good. Now I want all of you to shake hands! Go on!" Sally said. They shook reluctantly, all the while staring darts at each other. "So. What's your story?" Brock answered swiftly:
"We come from a world where people train animals called Pokemon. They catch them in the wild, train them, and battle them in competitions. It's the biggest attraction in the world in our reality. We are all Pokemon trainers. These are our Pokemon," Brock and the others let out all of their Pokémon. Sally and the other Mobians were very surprised. They examined the Pokemon and the Pokeballs carefully.
"Astounding!" said Rotor, who had just walked in, "They're amazing! And all of their matter is just compressed into those, er, what did you call 'em, Pokeballs! Amazing! But how did you get here, that's the question!"
Misty stared angrily at Team Rocket, "THEY did it, Princess, er….."
"Sally."
"Right. They did it! They zapped us with their gun when we were in Viridian City, and we landed on the Cosmic Interstate!" Misty said, pointing at Team Rocket.
"No we didn't! That gun only had a projectile with a net on the inside in it! It had hardly the power or the means to transport us into another reality!!!" James yelled.
"Wha - ??" Ash said stupidly, as everyone stared at James.
Rotor spoke once more, "So, what you're saying, is that you don't know how you got here, and Team Rocket didn't cause it? Intriguing…"
"Well, now that we've heard your stories, we'll go ahead and find somewhere for you to stay!" Sally said with a smile. They were so taken aback by her change in attitude, that no one said anything. She took them to Knothole Village, which they stared at in awe.
"They're all - robots!" Tracey said, staring at a woodchuck couple that had what looked like chrome plating.
"Yup. Knothole village has the cities population of Robians right here!" Sally said, smiling.
"Wow," Ash said stupidly.
"So," Brock said, "where do we stay?"
"You, you, and you," Sally pointed at Ash, Tracey, James and Brock, "can stay in Sonic and Tails' house. I'm sorry I don't know your names. You, you and you," she pointed at Luna, Jessie and Misty, "can stay in Hershey's house. I hope you find the homes appropriate, and that I can learn your names!"
"Well, I'm Ash!"
"I'm Misty!"
"Brock!"
"Tracey!"
"Luna!"
"Jessie…"
"..and I'm James…" Jessie and James still looked miffed, but the rest ignored it. Everyone was completely objective to the assignments, but even Team Rocket knew that they should accept whatever they got with kindness, especially in another world.
"Alright, guys, come with us!" Sonic said happily.
"Yeah, we'll show you our house!!!" Tails said, taking flight.
"AAAAAAAAA!!!!" Misty screamed as she saw Tails flying.
"Oh, yeah, heh heh……I forgot to tell you about that……yeah...I can fly." Tails stuttered.
"Wow!" Tracey said, and started to sketch.
"Not now! It's impolite!" Brock muttered under his breath. Tracey stopped sketching and blushed.
"Wow, that's cool!" Misty said, now calmed down.
"Yeah, it's REALLY cool! I wish I could fly…" Ash said.
"Hey, girls! Come on to my house! It's right over this way…" Hershey said, just walking up. She took the girls away to her house, leaving the guys alone.
"So, where's your house?" Ash asked.
"Up here!" Sonic said, proceeding to climb a ladder up an exceptionally large tree.
"Up, there?!?" James asked, looking fearfully up the tree, "Uh, I just remembered, er, I'm afraid of heights….."
"Hmph…..a member of Team Rocket who's afraid of heights? HA! That's pathetic!" Brock said.
"Grr….I'll show you!" James said, grabbing the ladder and climbing quickly to the top. After everyone was up, James gloated:
"Ha! See? I told you I could do it!"
Brock smiled, "Ooh, look at the view!"
"What?" James asked as he looked out where Brock was looking, "Oh - AAAAA!!! EEE HEE HEE!" James ran inside Sonic's house without giving anyone a second look.
"Hmph. You'd think he was still afraid of heights the way he runs like that….so! Why don't we get inside?" Sonic said happily.
God, Luna's still in here. From now on, you know what's going to happen to LUNA?? She's going to suddenly, for NO APPARENT REASON.....disappear from the story. WHOOSH!
-I. Krag
"You!"
In all of her fury, Jessie failed to notice that there were other people in the room. King Acorn, along with Ash, Misty, Brock, Tracey and Luna were standing on the opposite side of the council chamber. Ash and Co. were very displeased to see them.
"Huh, wha - Jessie, look! It's the twerps!" James said excitedly.
"Alright! Let's go!" Jessie yelled. They both jumped into poses.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"………..er……. 'Meowth! That's right!'"
"Jessie, that was pitiful!" James said after they had finished their motto.
"Well, someone had to do it!!" Jessie said, annoyed. Everyone but Ash and Co. had clueless looks on their faces.
"What?" James said, "Aren't you impressed with our intimidating motto??"
"Actually, er, no," Sally said, "but I would like to know why you did it."
"Grrrr…THEY'RE A BUNCH OF DIRTY ROTTEN THEIVES!!" Luna, who could hardly contain herself, said. Now everyone was staring at her.
"Thank you! We'll take that as a compliment!" Jessie said, smiling.
"Whoa, whoa, slow down. These two are what?" Sally asked.
"How about we spell it out for you??" Jessie said, not glancing away from the so-called twerps, "We are members of the exclusive Team Rocket!! Our team has only one purpose: To steal Pokémon!! Now if you'd just step aside…."
"No!", Sally said, coming between them, "I am a just Princess, so I will cut you some slack. You have not done anything bad in our reality, except for threatening, so you will start here with a clean slate. But if anything goes wrong with you two…." Sally made a gesture with her finger crossing her neck, as if to cut it off. Jessie and James cowered under her dark gaze.
"R - r - r - right!" James said.
"Y - y - y - yeah! We won't, er, do anything wr - wrong! Honest!" Jessie stuttered.
"Good. Now I want all of you to shake hands! Go on!" Sally said. They shook reluctantly, all the while staring darts at each other. "So. What's your story?" Brock answered swiftly:
"We come from a world where people train animals called Pokemon. They catch them in the wild, train them, and battle them in competitions. It's the biggest attraction in the world in our reality. We are all Pokemon trainers. These are our Pokemon," Brock and the others let out all of their Pokémon. Sally and the other Mobians were very surprised. They examined the Pokemon and the Pokeballs carefully.
"Astounding!" said Rotor, who had just walked in, "They're amazing! And all of their matter is just compressed into those, er, what did you call 'em, Pokeballs! Amazing! But how did you get here, that's the question!"
Misty stared angrily at Team Rocket, "THEY did it, Princess, er….."
"Sally."
"Right. They did it! They zapped us with their gun when we were in Viridian City, and we landed on the Cosmic Interstate!" Misty said, pointing at Team Rocket.
"No we didn't! That gun only had a projectile with a net on the inside in it! It had hardly the power or the means to transport us into another reality!!!" James yelled.
"Wha - ??" Ash said stupidly, as everyone stared at James.
Rotor spoke once more, "So, what you're saying, is that you don't know how you got here, and Team Rocket didn't cause it? Intriguing…"
"Well, now that we've heard your stories, we'll go ahead and find somewhere for you to stay!" Sally said with a smile. They were so taken aback by her change in attitude, that no one said anything. She took them to Knothole Village, which they stared at in awe.
"They're all - robots!" Tracey said, staring at a woodchuck couple that had what looked like chrome plating.
"Yup. Knothole village has the cities population of Robians right here!" Sally said, smiling.
"Wow," Ash said stupidly.
"So," Brock said, "where do we stay?"
"You, you, and you," Sally pointed at Ash, Tracey, James and Brock, "can stay in Sonic and Tails' house. I'm sorry I don't know your names. You, you and you," she pointed at Luna, Jessie and Misty, "can stay in Hershey's house. I hope you find the homes appropriate, and that I can learn your names!"
"Well, I'm Ash!"
"I'm Misty!"
"Brock!"
"Tracey!"
"Luna!"
"Jessie…"
"..and I'm James…" Jessie and James still looked miffed, but the rest ignored it. Everyone was completely objective to the assignments, but even Team Rocket knew that they should accept whatever they got with kindness, especially in another world.
"Alright, guys, come with us!" Sonic said happily.
"Yeah, we'll show you our house!!!" Tails said, taking flight.
"AAAAAAAAA!!!!" Misty screamed as she saw Tails flying.
"Oh, yeah, heh heh……I forgot to tell you about that……yeah...I can fly." Tails stuttered.
"Wow!" Tracey said, and started to sketch.
"Not now! It's impolite!" Brock muttered under his breath. Tracey stopped sketching and blushed.
"Wow, that's cool!" Misty said, now calmed down.
"Yeah, it's REALLY cool! I wish I could fly…" Ash said.
"Hey, girls! Come on to my house! It's right over this way…" Hershey said, just walking up. She took the girls away to her house, leaving the guys alone.
"So, where's your house?" Ash asked.
"Up here!" Sonic said, proceeding to climb a ladder up an exceptionally large tree.
"Up, there?!?" James asked, looking fearfully up the tree, "Uh, I just remembered, er, I'm afraid of heights….."
"Hmph…..a member of Team Rocket who's afraid of heights? HA! That's pathetic!" Brock said.
"Grr….I'll show you!" James said, grabbing the ladder and climbing quickly to the top. After everyone was up, James gloated:
"Ha! See? I told you I could do it!"
Brock smiled, "Ooh, look at the view!"
"What?" James asked as he looked out where Brock was looking, "Oh - AAAAA!!! EEE HEE HEE!" James ran inside Sonic's house without giving anyone a second look.
"Hmph. You'd think he was still afraid of heights the way he runs like that….so! Why don't we get inside?" Sonic said happily.
God, Luna's still in here. From now on, you know what's going to happen to LUNA?? She's going to suddenly, for NO APPARENT REASON.....disappear from the story. WHOOSH!
-I. Krag