Chapter Three - Team Rocket Trouble!

They walked to Pallet Town, said Hello to Ash's Mother and her Mr. Mime, then they went on, by sea! First, they went to Jemima's home island, where she used to live, before she left on her journey. Little did they know, this short stop would change the direction of their journey completely. They got there and Jemima sprang off her Lapras and climbed the rock face. Ash, Misty and Brock followed. She reached the top and made a high pitched squeak and would have fallen off the cliff, if it hadn't been for Brock, who caught her.

"What's wrong?" Asked Misty.

"The island! Something is wrong!" said Jemima

She ran off into a house. She stopped in the doorway and dropped to the floor. The others caught up as she lifted up what looked like a bouncy ball with a Mewtwo in it. Jemima looked at it, as if she was fed up.

"Oh no." whispered Jemima "Team Rocket have been here! I shouldn't have left home!"

"What?" Asked Brock.

"Team Rocket have done this to my Mewtwo again!" Murmured Jemima.

She threw the ball and said:

"I bet this won't work, but… Mewtwo! GO!"

A fearsome Pokémon appeared. Jemima ran to it and hugged it.

"Oh Mewtwo! You're OK!" Said Jemima, happily

"Yes, just about. So are the others... They are all hiding in Nidoking Cave." It said, lazily.

"Phew!" exclaimed Jemima

They walked along the cliff to Nidoking cave. There they found a score of Nidoking prowling around outside. Jemima whistled and the Nidoking stepped aside and all the Pokémon came pouring out! Misty stood on a rock, picking up, and inspecting all the water Pokémon. Brock was rushing around with a tape measure, measuring the Pokémon. Ash was just standing there, his mouth open and goggle-eyed at all the Pokémon! The Pokémon left their cave hiding-place.

About twenty minutes later, Misty had completely fallen in love with one of Jemima's Tentacruel, Brock was head over heels for one of her Golem and Ash was completely entranced by one of Jemima's Scyther. Jemima, with a sigh of happiness, offered the Pokémon to them. They took them with great gratitude and thanked Jemima over and over and over and over again, until she was so sick of it, she hit all three of them one by one!!! They then went into the island's Pokémon Centre and Jemima had a short conversation with Nurse Joy. Then Jemima shot out of the door at blistering speed, so that all the posters flew off the wall (The ones that didn't fall off when she walked in)! Ash and Misty were about to follow (Brock was to busy staring at Nurse Joy to notice anything!) But Nurse Joy told them to wait, as Jemima would be back soon anyway.

Jemima was running along the cliff top as fast as she could go. She was trying to find out if her best friends still existed. Nurse Joy had said she had no idea of their whereabouts since Team Rocket arrived.

She reached Sam's House first. She was banging on the door so hard and with so much concentration and worry, she didn't notice Sam open the door, and she hit him square on the nose three times before she noticed! She suddenly realised!

"Sorry!" said Jemima

"It's ok! I'm just going to put some ice on this!" said Sam, sounding like he had a cold.

"Sorry Samantha! How are you these days? Apart from your nose!" Said Jemima shuffling her feet in embarrassment

"Oh, fine! BUT NOT SAMANTHA! I'M A BLOKE FOR GOODNESS SAKE! So where have you been?" He asked

"All around the mainland. Twice!"

"Oh! I'm going to the different islands soon! Wanna come?"

"Sure, but there are lots of us that would be going!"

"The more the merrier!"

"D'ya know if Jacko is still here?"

"No, I'm sorry I don't! If he's here he can come with us!"

"Good idea! I'll meet you at the Pokémon centre in quarter of an hour?"

"Sure!"

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*Sleeps* You can blame Eddie for this - this is all her fault that I'm putting this up... - So attack her, not me...