Chapter Eight - Lazing Around Will Get You Nowhere!
Later on, at half past four, Jacko was sitting on a Sun lounger he'd previously scrounged and his Gengar on another, smaller one! Jemima was grooming her Persian whilst sitting on a fence. Sam was curled up in Charizard's tail, dozing. Misty was on her back doing laps of the pool with her Pokémon. Brock was sitting on a wooden chair; brushing Vulpix and giving some children a lecture on grooming among the clouds of flour that were still drifting around. Victoria was leaning on a post that was holding a rope up, chatting up a boy of about the same age (If not older). Ash was hanging from the ceiling by his feet with Pikachu (What a show-off). And Jig was (using one of Cubone's spare bones), fencing with Cubone.
A large group of Official looking people came through the door. They all stopped being lazy, and started doing what they were supposed to!
The people walked round looking cynically at everything especially Victoria, who was mimicking Marril. At five, the exhibition closed and they stood outside waiting for Ludwig. He came out of the wide door with a huge handful of money. He distributed it equally between the kids and said
"Call it a bonus!"
He showed them to their new home. It was huge! They went in and there were cameras all over the place. Ludwig showed them to their rooms. Victoria, Jig, Jemima and Misty were sharing a room, as were Sam, Jacko, Brock and Ash. Ludwig told them to meet in the lounge in half an hour. They freshened up and went downstairs. Ludwig was sitting on a sofa.
"Come! Come Kids! Come sit with me!"
"I'd like to introduce you to my son Andre"
"Hi! I'm Andre " he said as he stepped forward
"I'm Victoria" said Victoria as she almost fell flat on her face.
"I'm Trouble, Dis is Brocko, Dis is Foggy, Dis is Ashy-boy, Dis is Jackie, Dis is Samantha, Dis is Jigger an' Dat was Angel" Said Jemima acting as slobbish and as strangely as she could, trying to show Vicky up, or embarrass her in any way.
"I… um… that is… if its ok… Was wondering if um… I could join you on your Pokémon journey?" said Andre
"Wellsh…" Sid Jemima (Enjoying herself by now)
"Sure" said Victoria interrupting
"This is my daughter, Topaz!" said Ludwig
Topaz stepped forward, eyes gleaming
"I'm Topa…" started Topaz
"You look as beautiful as anything!" said Brock
"Um…" she said to Misty "What's he on?"
"Nobody else's wavelength, that's for sure!" said Misty "He's actually high on girls. He's a bit of a freak"
"I gathered" said Topaz as she hid behind Jacko.
"Could I join you too?" Said Topaz
"Sure!" said Jemima
"Right, Misty, You are going to take over the bathroom every morning." Said Ludwig
"Huh? I'm not vain?" Said Misty
"Angelica down there is!" said Jemima, looking at Victoria, still collapsed on the floor.
"Did I mention the bathrooms 'Bath' is an Olympic swimming pool? You take it over with your Pokémon" said Ludwig
"Ah! I didn't see that!"
"That's because it's covered over until the series begins," said Ludwig
"Yeah, the series… What is it?" Said Jemima
"Live." Said Ludwig
"LIVE?" Said Jemima
"Yes. We'll run 24 hours on channel 27." Said Ludwig
"Has it been advertised?" Said Jemima
"Everywhere." Said Ludwig
"When does it start?" Asked Jemima
"In a week, when your individual rooms are finished." Said Ludwig
"We'll have our own rooms in a week?!" Cried Jemima
"Yes, till then Topaz is in the girls room, and Andre is in the boys! Besides, the week will give you time to get to know each other!" Said Ludwig
"Oh…" Said Jemima, unsure
Later on, at half past four, Jacko was sitting on a Sun lounger he'd previously scrounged and his Gengar on another, smaller one! Jemima was grooming her Persian whilst sitting on a fence. Sam was curled up in Charizard's tail, dozing. Misty was on her back doing laps of the pool with her Pokémon. Brock was sitting on a wooden chair; brushing Vulpix and giving some children a lecture on grooming among the clouds of flour that were still drifting around. Victoria was leaning on a post that was holding a rope up, chatting up a boy of about the same age (If not older). Ash was hanging from the ceiling by his feet with Pikachu (What a show-off). And Jig was (using one of Cubone's spare bones), fencing with Cubone.
A large group of Official looking people came through the door. They all stopped being lazy, and started doing what they were supposed to!
The people walked round looking cynically at everything especially Victoria, who was mimicking Marril. At five, the exhibition closed and they stood outside waiting for Ludwig. He came out of the wide door with a huge handful of money. He distributed it equally between the kids and said
"Call it a bonus!"
He showed them to their new home. It was huge! They went in and there were cameras all over the place. Ludwig showed them to their rooms. Victoria, Jig, Jemima and Misty were sharing a room, as were Sam, Jacko, Brock and Ash. Ludwig told them to meet in the lounge in half an hour. They freshened up and went downstairs. Ludwig was sitting on a sofa.
"Come! Come Kids! Come sit with me!"
"I'd like to introduce you to my son Andre"
"Hi! I'm Andre " he said as he stepped forward
"I'm Victoria" said Victoria as she almost fell flat on her face.
"I'm Trouble, Dis is Brocko, Dis is Foggy, Dis is Ashy-boy, Dis is Jackie, Dis is Samantha, Dis is Jigger an' Dat was Angel" Said Jemima acting as slobbish and as strangely as she could, trying to show Vicky up, or embarrass her in any way.
"I… um… that is… if its ok… Was wondering if um… I could join you on your Pokémon journey?" said Andre
"Wellsh…" Sid Jemima (Enjoying herself by now)
"Sure" said Victoria interrupting
"This is my daughter, Topaz!" said Ludwig
Topaz stepped forward, eyes gleaming
"I'm Topa…" started Topaz
"You look as beautiful as anything!" said Brock
"Um…" she said to Misty "What's he on?"
"Nobody else's wavelength, that's for sure!" said Misty "He's actually high on girls. He's a bit of a freak"
"I gathered" said Topaz as she hid behind Jacko.
"Could I join you too?" Said Topaz
"Sure!" said Jemima
"Right, Misty, You are going to take over the bathroom every morning." Said Ludwig
"Huh? I'm not vain?" Said Misty
"Angelica down there is!" said Jemima, looking at Victoria, still collapsed on the floor.
"Did I mention the bathrooms 'Bath' is an Olympic swimming pool? You take it over with your Pokémon" said Ludwig
"Ah! I didn't see that!"
"That's because it's covered over until the series begins," said Ludwig
"Yeah, the series… What is it?" Said Jemima
"Live." Said Ludwig
"LIVE?" Said Jemima
"Yes. We'll run 24 hours on channel 27." Said Ludwig
"Has it been advertised?" Said Jemima
"Everywhere." Said Ludwig
"When does it start?" Asked Jemima
"In a week, when your individual rooms are finished." Said Ludwig
"We'll have our own rooms in a week?!" Cried Jemima
"Yes, till then Topaz is in the girls room, and Andre is in the boys! Besides, the week will give you time to get to know each other!" Said Ludwig
"Oh…" Said Jemima, unsure