"Head for that light, S.K!" shouts Sam from the back of the running Arcanine, her voice slightly muffled as she is laying flat on the Arcanine's back. (The reason for this is that S.K is running so fast that the cool night air will feel like a sharp knife cutting into her face if she sits upright.)

The Arcanine obediently branches off from their original course, North, to Northeast,
towards the light. Now, if you had been looking from the opposite direction, you would have seen a most wonderful sight for the Arcanine bursts through the wall of trees like a fast, burning fireball.

S.K lands infront of an old-fashion looking building. A termite-eaten wooden sign hung beside its door. On it, it said 'The Original Poke-Inn'.

"We'll stop here for the night, S.K." says Sam as she drops down from her mount's back. She strides to the inn's door and sharply knocked on it three times.

"Coming!" shouts a voice from inside the inn. There is the faint sound of someone running inside the inn and a man opens the door.

"Welcome! Welcome to the Original Pok..." the man stops short in his greeting when he suddenly catches sight of Sam's Arcainine. The man freezes, then....

"A POKEMON!!!" (On T.V, this scene will look like this: Man's face covers whole screen with him screaming and Arcanine and Sam being small with sweatdrops and Sam's arms waving around and going "Yah!")

"KIDS, HELEN, THERE'S A POKEMON HERE!" shouts the man back towards the inn. The man then jumps on and hugs S.K.

Suddenly, a plump woman and three small kids runs out of the inn door (nearly running Sam over) and rushes to the S.K.

The scene is like this now. The man and woman are hugging S.K while one of the kids is on his head and pulling his ears, another sliding down his back (S.K has been sitting down since Sam got off his back) and the last is hanging onto his neck and swinging like a Mankey. Sam is looking at this weird scene with a sweatdrop while S.K has a very grumpy face.

Finally, S.K can't take it anymore.

FERSHOOOM!!!

"AHHH!"

"S.K, NO!!" shouts Sam.

S.K is now sitting in the middle of a charred and black clearing(well, more like a crater) and the inn keeper's family are all charcoal black with only their eyes still visible and are all standing still.

"So sorry! S.K hates strangers!" says Sam sheepishly as she runs to S.K and the charcoaled family.

The innkeeper then snaps out of his dazed like state and shakes off all the charcoal dust(how he didn't get burned is a mystery).

"Its okay, we got a bit carried away. Anyway, my name's Henry and that's my wife, Helen, and my kids, Harold, Harry and..." he looks around for his youngest son, then points at him,"Bob!(didn't see that coming, did you?)" the innkeeper shakes Sam's hand very hard,"Oh, and by the way,congratulations!"

"Huh? Why?"

"What do you mean 'why'! Your Arcanine didn't leave you like the other Pokemon did!"

"Leave me? Why would he leave me and what about the other Pokemon?"

"You don't know! Its all over the radio! Come on!" the innkeeper leads Sam into the inn while the rest of his family(plus S.K) follows.

Inside the house(S.K's stuck at the door course he's too big), Henry turns on the radio on the counter. He turns the dial a couple of times before getting the station he wants.

"Okay, now hear this report," he tells Sam.

'....And now for the latest on the Pokemon scene. We've heard news that Pokemon leaving their natural habitats and trainers are not only happening apparently in Kanto and Johto but everywhere in the world. News just came telling us that countries as far as Buhto, Cufa, Newo and other countries are having problems too. News from Buhto, famous for its many flying type Pokemon, indicates that it has become a 'Pokemon airport' of sorts. Pokemon everywhere are being dropped of by tired flyers at Buhto, where the escorted Pokemon then hitch rides on the backs of bigger and stronger flyers to our very own Kanto. They are being primarily dropped off at the Kanto North Moutains. Police advise no trainer or other unathuorized personal to approach these mountains. The police are doing their best to control the situation. Now, for other news.....'

Sam hears all of this in silence. Henry turns off the radio. He takes a photo frame from the counter, beside the radio. In the photo, there is the family and a Machop and Mr. Mime.

"Our own Pokemon left us too," he says sadly, "We don't know why they ran away for." Henry then keeps the photo frame away.

"Anyway, your mighty lucky that your Arcanine's so loyal."

"Huh? Oh, thanks." says Sam as she's jolted out of her thoughts.

"Well," says Henry, suddenly all cheerful,"You can get a free night here cause of your Pokemon."

"Oh, please, I don't mind paying."

"Nah. Anyway, you'll be doing us a favour already if you let us use your Arcanine."

"What for?" asks Sam, slightly suspicious.

"Oh! Don't take this the wrong way but if you don't mind, could you please leave your Pokemon outside the inn for now? It'll be great to promote our inn! Please! At least till tomorrow afternoon."

Henry and his entire family are on their knees now. Now, how can Sam refuse that?

"Uh....Okay but you gotta give S.K some shelter."

"No problem," Henry then whistles and he and his family get a whold bunch of tools and wood, goes outside and in a puff of dust and a split second, have built a giant doghouse for S.K.

"WOW! Thanks!" says Sam in awe.

"Wait, I haven't put the sign yet," Henry then goes back into the inn and comes back with a prop and a sign. He places the prop beside the door and places the sign on it.

"There!" he says, pleased.

The sign say's:'The inn so good even the Pokemon don't want to leave.'

"Well, uh...er..," says Henry sheepishly,"I forgot what your name is."

"Its Sam, Sam Khan."

"Well, Sam Khan, Helen would get you something to eat while I'll tend to your Arcanine for a while."

"Okay, thanks."
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After the dinner Ms. Helen made(it was HUGE!), Sam is so full and sleepy that she decides to turn in early. She requested earlier for a room near S.K's new doghouse and is only a floor above him. Looking down, she sees that Mr. Henry had left a huge dog bowl filled with Poke-chow(special Growlithe/Arcanine formulaalso works for Houndours and Houndooms). She yawns and reaches down as far as possible while S.K below lifts his head high up. Her palm makes contact with his big head and she pats him and says,"Night, S.K. we gotta go for a long riding tomorrow so you better eat up and get plenty of sleep."

S.K woofs a reply and licks Sam's hand. She smiles and steps away from the window. She climbs into her bed and falls asleep.
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"Ouch!"

"Quit pushing!"


Oh, great. We all obvious know who these voices belong to. Of course they have to make a cameo appearance to make my fanfic series complete.

"Hey! Narrator! Cue us in already."

Oh, shut up, sissyboy.

"If you don't cue us in right now, we'll tell everyone your real name!"

You wouldn't DARE!

"Oh yes we would! The narrators real name is mafugh......"

A big roll of duct tape mysteriously appears and wraps all around Jessie's big fat mouth.

"Yeah!"

"thnabmoharufinfg!" translation:"Did he just call me fat!" and "James, I'll kill if you don't help me!"(Amazing what you can say in so little, isn't it?)

"Huh?"

And then a mysterious invisible hand rips the duct tap off!

"OAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

HA! Okay, now I'll cue you in.......guys?........oi!........I SAID I'll cue you in NOW......GET OUT THERE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!

"Be patient you oversize idiot!"

oieee!"Prepare for trouble...ouch!"
giggle!"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
Sound of crickets

"Sigh! It just isn't the same without Meowth."

"I suppose I do miss the furry little spitball."

You guys get on with the fanfic! I suppose to be working on my schoolwork now!

"Well, WORK then!"

Fine with me! I'll just exit notepad and leave you guys stranded!

"No!"

"No!"

Bye.

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I'm back.

"About time too!"

"Yeah!"


To pick up where we left off, Sam has just gotten to sleep and we jump to a bush some distance away from the inn where the Team Rocket we all know and love are lurking.

"We gotta get that Arcanine!"

"Yeah! Its the only Pokemon for miles! If we catch it, we'll sure to get promoted!"

"Yeah! Especially since the Bosses own Persian left him too!"

Hey, speaking of cat Pokemon, where's Meowth?

"He's Pokemon too, you know, so he went with the rest of them without a word."James has tears streaming from his eyes.

"Our partner has forsaken us."Jessie too, has tears flowing from her eyes too.

Awwww, I never knew you liked him.

"What LIKE him?"

"Its just that without him we have get food ourselves!"

Yeah, right.

Well, let's continue with the story.

"We'll gonna catch that Arcanine,"

"With this flame-proof net."

"Ta da!" James brings out the flame-proof net.

"Wait, we have to don our disguises!"

In a milisecond....

"Wah lah! I always thought black was my colour!" says Jessie, striking a pose.

"Black helps compliment my green eyes!"

"Well, since we'll ready, let's go then!" James and Jessie say together.

Sneakily, they approach S.K's doghouse.

"I think that's his head over there."

"No, you idiot! THAT's his head."

Well, actually James WAS right the first time round and what Jessie thought was S.K's head is really his up-turned foodbowl, just outside of the doghouse.

"We've gotch you now, our big meal ticket." says Team Rocket together as they pounced on "S.K's head" with the net wide open.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Huh?"

"Hey! This isn't his head! This is a foodbowl!"

"Well, if his head is not outside , then his head must be..."

"Oh oh!" says James and Jessie, quivering as they turn to face awake, angry, growling, huge S.K, pacing menacingly out of his doghouse.

Then, without warning. S.K barked out a huge,"RROWWLL!"

"Hey, what's going on out here?"

Its Henry and his family. All brandishing some sort of weapon, ready to chase away any intruder. Sam is also at her window, looking downwards to see why S.K had barked.

"Hey! Who are you?" asks Henry suspiciously.

"Well, er... we were just..er..."

"HEY! WAIT A MINUTE! YOUR THOSE GUYS WHO LEFT OUR INN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITHOUT PAYING! NOONE STAYS WITHOUT PAYING (unless stated otherwise of course)!!!!"

"What? Us? We've...we've never been here before!"

"GET'EM!" shouts Henry as he and his family charges at Team Rocket, swinging their weapons wildly.

"Ahhhhh!" screams Team Rocket as they ran for their lives with the angry inn family chasing after them.

"How did they recognise us!" asks James as he runs. (Just to let you know, Team Rocket's disguise wasn't that good anyway and James' and Jessie's hair stuck out)

"I don't know and I don't care! Just keep running!"

"Look's like Team Rocket is being chased off again....."

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Sam watches this confusing scene from her window. She looks downwards at S.K. S.K is busily trying to get the net off his foodbowl.

"Are you alright, S.K?"

S.K burns through the net (looks like Team Rocket got cheated) with a small flame jet from his nose. He looks up at the sound of Sam's voice.

"Reerwf!" barks S.K in reply.

"Good, good. Just get some sleep okay?"

Sam looks at the tiny dust cloud that is Team Rocket and the inn family.

"I don't think we'll have anymore trouble from them anymore."

She looks down at S.K again.

"Good night, S.K." Sam sticks her hand out for S.K to lick and turns away from the window.

S.K looks at the window until Sam is gone and went inside his own doghouse. He settles his great form down to sleep.
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"Woah! Would you believe the amount of attention this thing got! I never would have thought that this would be so important."

"Of course this is important, Brock! What could be more important then having your Pokemon just suddenly run off for no apparent reason!"

"Hey! Don't get so worked up, Ash!"

"Yeah! Brock just meant that he didn't think this was such a serious matter. You know, like if the cause of all this was something logical or something the police could solve, this would not be such a big thing."

"Yeah, I guess your right. Sorry Brock."

Ash looks up at the giant navy blue curtain hung up from a giant pole the police set up that was raised higher than even the tall trees that grew around the base of the North Kanto Mountains. The police have quaratined the entire area, stretching all around the mountains, from trainers or other people coming in hope to retreive their Pokemon. However, it was a wasted hope. The curtain was interwoven with Kevlar and steel threads and was impossible to break or cut through(a person tried using a kitchen knife to cut through earlier).

Ash turns away from the curtain and looks around at the people around him. Some were crying, some were cursing and others were like Ash, plain not doing anything.

Sighing, Ash looks up at the sky above the curtain. Flying above the curtain were news helicopters trying to get into the quaratined area. Ash could hear the bangs and see the poofs of coloured smoke made by the flares that police beyond the curtain were setting off to warn off the helicopters.

With nothing better to do, Ash decides to amuse himself by indentifying the different news stations. Since each newstation had its own coloured helicopter that was different from the rest, Ash could identify them easily although they were too far away for him to see their names. He started to rattle off the different stations as he saw them-PNN(Pokemon News Network), WorldNews, Kanto's "News 9 at 10", a Meowth-shaped hotair balloon.....

Wait a minute.

"A MEOWTH-SHAPED HOTAIR BALLOON!?!?!" shouts Ash.

"Wahh...."screams Misty as she topples back from her "rock-stool" in surprise.

"What, where?" asks Brock.

Ash points to the balloon hovering just above the treetops. It is quite close and is approaching the curtain. Ash then immediately runs towards it.

"Wait up, Ash!" shouts Brock as he starts to run to catch up with Ash.

"What are you going to do, Ash?" shouts Misty as she joins them.

"That's Team Rocket's balloon and I'll my entire life that that THEY'RE the cause of all this! I'm going to get them!"

"How are you going to do that! They're in the sky! We'll never reach them!" replys Brock.

"You just watch!"

Team Rocket's balloon is just above the tree Ash is under. It seems to be stuck on the tree's branches! Seeing Team Rocket above him, Ash then starts climbing the tree all the way to the top.

"Wow! I've never seen Ash so determined!"

"I've never seen Ash never fall down a tree!"

Ash reaches the top. Sure enough, the balloons ropes have got entangled in the tree's branches. Jessie and James are trying in vain to get the ropes untangled.

"Hey Team Rocket!" shouts Ash as he balances on one of the tree's thick branches.

"Well, if it isn't the twerp!" says Jessie getting up from the mess of ropes.

"James! Get up!!" shouts Jessie and she kicks James painfully in the ribs.

"Prepare for trouble!"
ouch"Make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evil 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 all prepare to fight!"
birds tweeting

"(sigh) Its just not fine." says Jessie.
"Without Meowth's line." continues James.

"I'll fill in!" shouts Ash.

Ash jump-kicks Team Rocket saying,"That's right! Only I'M going to fight and YOUR going to surrender.

Ash and Team Rocket jumble around inside the balloon basket until Ash at last manages to pin both Jessie and James to the side of the basket.

"NOW!" thunders Ash, "WHERE ARE THOSE POKEMON?!?!?!"

"We...we honestly don't know twerp..uh..I mean sir!" replys Jessie in fright.

"We'll looking for the Pokemon too." adds James.

"LIARS!" shouts Ash.

"No! Really! Meowth's not here and our Pokeballs are empty! You can check them yourself!"

Jessie and James hands Ash both their Pokeballs. Ash continues to push them to the side of the basket with his legs as he uses his hands to check the Pokeballs. They were indeed empty but Ash still had doubts. Team Rocket might be trying to fool him. He can't let them go and most, if not all, policemen(or women) were on the other side of the curtain so no police could take care of them.

"YOU guys ARE going to follow MY orders riighht...." says Ash menacingly.

"Ri..right twerp..uh...sir...uh..BOSS!" squeaks Team Rocket, seeing the unexpectable wrath of Ash.

"Good. Now, let's get down from this stupid balloon basket."

Ash stands up and perpares to jump out of the balloon basket. Just as he puts his right leg over the edge of the basket, he recoils in horror.

"ARGHHH!" Ash quickly pulls his leg back into the basket and falls back into Team Rocket.

"Oommf! What's the big idea!"

"The basket got untangled by itself from the tree! We'll floating in the air!"

Team Rocket and Ash stood up. Sure enough, the ballon did got untangled by itself and they were floating along. Ash could see Brock and Misty chasing them on the ground. They are shouting and pointing behind Ash. Ash turns around to see...

"WE'LL GONNA CRASH INTO THE CURTAIN!!!!" crys Ash.

"AHHHHH!" shouts Team Rocket and Jessie and James hug each other in fear.

"Don't just stand there! Make this thing go higher!"

"Huh!Oh!Right!"

Team Rocket may usually be bungling goofs but they sure can handle a hot-air balloon just as expertly as...well...hot-air balloon experts! James turns up the flame while Jessie busys letting some sandbags go and untangling more ropes.

"Here goes nothing!" shouts Ash.

James has turned up the flame as high as it will go and Jessie has let all the sandbags go. The hot-air balloon is just about higher than the curtain or is it just an illusion?