Chapter 3

"Shit." Ash looked at the ground in concentration.

"Who are the Rockets?" Misty asked Mikey.

"The Rockets are a gang of criminals who own this town. Almost everyone is part of Team Rocket here." Mikey explained.

"So what do they want with Ash?" Misty looked to Ash for the answer.

"They are looking for me because of something that happened long ago." Ash answered.

"What?"

"I blew up their headquarters and killed their boss." Ash told them.

"Dude, that was you?" Mikey asked.

"Yes but we must go." Misty followed Ash as he led them from the room. The Pikachus took their places on their master's shoulders.

"Where will we go?" Misty asked Ash.

"There's a cave just outside of town, you go there and I'll lead them away." Ash said.

"I know the one!" Said Mikey.

"But what if you get caught?" Misty asked.

"Don't worry about me." Ash, Misty and Mikey stopped in the lobby of the Pokéhospital.

"Yes I'll worry about you, you could get killed!" Misty grabbed his arm.

"Pikachu will protect me." Said Ash.

"Well if you won't let me come then take Cascade okay?" The blue Pikachu reluctantly stepped onto Ash's shoulder.

"No you need protection too." Ash pushed the blue Pokémon back.

"Take her don't worry about me," She smiled, "I'll have my other Pokémon!"

Cascade jumped back onto Ash. Pichu climbed up and sat on Ash's head, Ash sighed, "I suppose you wanna come with me too huh?" He looked up at the little yellow Pokémon.

"Pi!" It said happily.

"Look there!" Mikey pointed outside where two men were currently running towards the hospital with raised guns.

"Cascade!" Misty ordered, "Freeze Blast!" The blue Pikachu fired a shot of sub-zero lightning at the men. It shattered the glass doors and killed the Rockets instantly.

"Quickly Mikey go with Misty!" Ash ran out the door to lead the other rockets away.

Misty and Mikey ducked out and ran in the opposite direction toward the edge of the city.

***

Misty and Mikey made it to the cave in record-breaking time. They waited for Ash for five minutes before Misty started pacing the cave with worry.

"What if he got caught?" She asked for the third time.

As if to change the subject Mikey pulled out a Pokéball.

"Hey Misty wanna see my rare Pokémon?" Mikey asked.

"Sure." She sat on the floor opposite him. "What kind of Pokémon do you train?"

"I train any sort of Eevee evolution." He said proudly.

"Really, got any rare one's?" She asked, her thoughts strayed to her Kingreon and how jealous he would be to see it.

"Yeah how about this one!" He opened the Pokéball to reveal what looked like a light green Vaporeon. Instead of a fan round its neck it had a ring of petals and a row of small red buds lined its back down to the tip of its long whip like tail that was tipped with a leaf.

"Leaf!" It said.

"What's that?" Misty looked at it with surprise.

"It's a Leafreon!" Mikey said smugly, "It evolved using the leaf stone!"

"Really." She softly stroked the tip of one of the petals around its head. The Leafreon closed its eyes in delight.

"Wanna see an attack?" Mikey asked.

"Sure." She said slowly. Where was this going?

Mikey suddenly looked very serious, "Leafreon Sleep Power!" The Pokémon turned to Misty and before she could move the buds on its back opened up and spayed her with sleep educing dust. She slumped back against the cave wall.

Mikey recalled his Pokémon and pulled out another Pokéball. He released an Espeon.

"Link me with James!" he ordered. The red jewel on Espeon's forehead glowed. Mikey felt his mind link with someone else's.

The other mind sounded irritated, "To protect the world from devastation!" it said in a very posh voice.

"To unite all people in every nation!" Mikey replied.

"James!" The voice said.

"Mikey!"

"What is it?"

"I have the girl!"

"Good bring her here at once!"

"Yes sir." Mikey saluted then remembered James couldn't see him.

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!" James said.

Mikey almost recalled his Pokémon before he remembered the final words he was to say, "Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

James put the phone down. Mikey shuddered. He remembered the last person to forget to say the motto. Giselle had been such a good agent to but the rules were the rules and you never broke Team Rocket rules.

Mikey picked Misty up and carried her from the cave but not before leaving the little note he was supposed to for Ash.

***

Ash walked calmly to the cave. Partly because he thought he had lost the Rockets and partly to let his Pikachus listen for unwanted followers. He strolled into the cave smiling. His smile quickly disappeared when he saw what was there. Nothing.

"Misty?" He called.

"Pikachupi?" Cascade echoed.

Nothing.

"Pikapi pika Pikachu!" Pikachu picked something from the floor of the cave.

Ash took the note from his Pikachu and read it aloud.

"Dear Ashura. We have you're girlfriend. If you ever wish to see her alive again you must come to the Rocket building by ten pm. If you are late or do not come you friend will be tortured and later…killed." His Pikachu put its ears down.

"Do not bring any Pokémon or she will be killed instantly. Yours truly Jessie and James."

Ash crushed the note in anger.

Pichu climbed from Ash's head and looked around.

"Pi." It called out sadly.

"Don't worry Pichu I'll think of a way to save Misty before she's tortured." Ash said partly to comfort Pichu and partly to comfort himself.

Strangely depending on Ash to think of something to save Misty didn't cheer Pichu up. It ran to the back of the cave.

"Pichu come back." Ash called.

"Pichu!" Pikachu yelled.

They followed the baby yellow Pokémon to find it sitting in a small ring of bronze-coloured rock. It was crying.

Ash looked at the ring of rock closely.

"Huh King's Rock." He ran one finger over the smooth stone, "maybe I can get an Eevee and evolve it, then it'd have enough power to do some damage."

Pichu listened to Ash then jumped up and grabbed hold of part of the King's Rock and closed its eyes in concentration.

"Pika Pichu?" Cascade asked. Pichu ignored her.

"Chuuuuuuu!" Pichu said in focus.

Pichu started to glow white. Ash stared in amazement.

"It's evolving!" He stated as the Pichu began growing taller.



I improved this chapter because of one of my reviews (You know who you are!) that said it was a bit modern. They were right. I used the phone cause I couldn't think of anything else but I finally remembered Mikey had an Espeon so there you go. If ya didn't read the original don't worry (*^_^*)

Until next time

Stay Blissy

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