Shinimegami: Today, I am officially 14! ^.^
Lugia: Happy birthday! ^.^
Misty: Are you gonna have a party or something?
Shinimegami: A surprise party was thrown for me in my Harpie Lady fic. Hehe, I even got to use Téa as my piñata.
Jesse: How come we weren't invited?
Shinimegami: It's all the way in the Yu-Gi-Oh section. Don't worry, though. I saved you all some of the cake Bakura baked for me.
Ash: Cake?! Cool!
Shinimegami: Don't go overboard, Ash. You'll get your share.
Ash: Okay.
James: Can we play some games?
Shinimegami: Sure.
Everybody: Yay!
Shinimegami: Yep. And meanwhile, on with chappie #3!
Disclaimers: I...don't...own...Pokémon! NOOOOOOO!!!
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"Send out your last Pokémon, Ash," said Laura. "I'm waiting." Ash sighed and took out his last Pokéball.
"Go, Charizard!" shouted Ash. (A/N. Alright, alright, I know Ash set his Charizard free, but he still has it in this fic! Okay? Okay.) Charizard let out a roar as it appeared in the flash of white light. Laura smiled and took out a Masterball.
"A Masterball?" questioned Misty with a little worry. "You can guess there's a powerful Pokémon in that."
"You guessed correctly! Go, Lugia!" yelled Laura. Ash and the others gasped. The silver-feathered legendary bird appeared in the flash of light with its great cry. Lugia looked down at Charizard, who gave a low growl.
"Lugia?!" Ash exclaimed. "How...how did she capture it?!"
"Whirlpool attack!" cried Laura, bringing Ash back to the battle. Lugia raised its great wings and a huge whirlpool rose from the river next to them. Charizard took flight and dodged it.
"Quick, Charizard!" said Ash. "Use Flamethrower!" Hot fire erupted from Charizard's mouth at Lugia.
"Use Psychic!" shouted Laura. Lugia's eyes glowed a brilliant blue and sent the fire back towards Charizard. The dragon growled in pain as it was hit by its own attack.
"Come on, Charizard!" cried Ash. "Get up and use Fire Spin!" Charizard got up and shot more fire at Lugia.
"Fly away and dodge it, Lugia!" Laura said. The huge bird shot up into the air with one flap of its wings, avoiding the flames.
"Now, Lugia!" yelled Laura again. "Finish it off! Aeroblast attack!" A glowing ball of energy formed in Lugia's mouth. Multiple beams formed into a single, huge one and was launched at Charizard. The large fire-type was hit head-on and collided with the ground. It growled once more before fainting on the ground.
"Alright!" Laura cheered. "We did it! Great job, Lugia!" Lugia flew back down to the ground and landed in front of Laura.
"Thank you," Lugia thought-spoke. Laura hugged the legendary bird's neck. Ash knelt down next to Charizard.
"You did great," Ash said. "You deserve a good rest." He held out the Pokéball and called Charizard back. Ash stood and looked up at Lugia. He couldn't believe that Laura had actually caught it. The legendary bird of the sea...
"Great battle, Ash," said Laura. "You were pretty tough."
"Thanks," Ash said. He gazed up at Lugia again. Then he asked without thinking, "How did you catch it?" Laura giggled.
"Well, I caught it at the Whirl Islands," she said, while holding up the silver feather around her neck. "I had the Silver Wing with me, too. Since it's one of Lugia's feathers and has the same scent, Lugia came to me. I didn't want to hurt it in battle, so I just used the Masterball I had been saving."
"That's pretty neat," said Misty. "You seem to like Lugia a lot."
"Yeah, Lugia's my favorite Pokémon," Laura said. "It's just so pretty. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to it." Suddenly, there was a loud growling sound. Ash blushed.
"Hehe, guess I got a little hungry," he admitted.
"A little?" asked Brock. "Knowing you, 'a little' can mean an all-you- can-eat buffet." Ash rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Why don't we go back to that town for lunch?" Laura suggested. "I'll buy."
"Really? Thanks!" Ash exclaimed, resisting the erge to hug her. Laura held out the Masterball to Lugia.
"Come on back, Lugia," she said. "I wish you could stay out, but you might attract too much attention."
"I understand," Lugia said, and returned to the Masterball. Laura put the Masterball back on her belt with the rest of the balls.
"Race ya back to town!" cried Laura. She ran off and the others followed behind. They were a long distance away when bubbles started rising around two bamboo sticks that were sticking out of the river. Just then, two figures burst out of the water.
"I TOLD you the bamboo stick thing was a bad idea!"
"What do you mean?"
"I couldn't see anything, idiot!"
"I'm sorry, Jesse!"
"Oh, forget it, James! Let's just see if Meowth saw anything worth something." Meowth leapt out of a nearby tree.
"Well? What did you see?" asked Jesse.
"It was great!" cried Meowth. "You wouldn't believe da kinda Pokémon dis girl had! I mean, dey were just all over da place! And dey were kickin' a lotta-"
"Just tell us what Pokémon she had!" Jesse shouted.
"Well, she had a Rapidash, a Fearow, an Umbreon, a Vaporeon, a Pichu," Meowth said, counting on his paws.
"That's only five," stated James.
"Heh, it's not like you two are gonna believe me when I tell ya her last Pokémon," said Meowth, crossing his arms.
"Try us," Jesse said.
"You might not believe me," Meowth said, as if trying to annoy them.
"What is it?" asked James.
"It was pretty powerful, and may be even unbeatable," said Meowth.
"Tell us!" demanded Jesse.
"It's really rare, actually one-of-a-kind," Meowth said, smiling slyly.
"JUST TELL US WHAT IT IS ALREADY!!" shouted Jesse and James in unison.
"Okay, okay," Meowth gave in. "Dat girl's got Lugia." Jesse and James stared at Meowth with wide eyes.
"Are you serious?" James asked. "She really has Lugia?" Meowth nodded.
"Dat's what I saw in da tree," he said. "And you guys gotta know I'm tellin' da truth, since you two couldn't see nothin' from da river."
"Alright, we believe you!" said Jesse.
"You know what we gotta do now, right?" asked Meowth.
"Of course!" James said. "We have to get that Lugia for the boss!"
"And since Lugia's a legendary Pokémon, the boss would definitely be pleased!" said Jesse, excitedly. "We might even get a raise or promotion!"
"Yep!" said Meowth. "And dat's not all! Dat girl's other Pokémon totally beat up da twerp's! We could get an extra bonus for catching those, too!"
"And it gives us a chance to use our new secret weapon we were saving for a special occasion," James said. "If we add a few adjustments to it, it'll work perfectly!"
"Well, what are we waiting for?!" exclaimed Jesse. "Let's get to it!"
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Back in town, Laura sat with Ash and the others at a table outside a restaurant.
"Thanks again for paying for our lunch, Laura!" said Ash while devouring his cheeseburger.
"No problem," Laura replied, taking a sip from her soda. "From the looks of it, you were pretty hungry."
"Ash is always that way," said Misty. "It happens all the time." Ash grinned sheepishly and finished his meal.
"So, Laura," Ash said. "How did you get your Pokémon so strong?"
"I guess I just trained a lot," Laura said, watching her Pichu as it drank some of her soda. "I've been with my Pokémon for a pretty long time, so we've had plenty of time for training."
"You ever faced the Elite Four?" asked Ash, as his Pikachu munched on some fries.
"Oh yeah," said Laura. "I've beaten them a bunch of times."
"Really?" asked Brock.
"Yep," replied Laura. "I'm the top Pokémon trainer in Johto. I forgot to mention that earlier."
"No wonder I couldn't beat your Pokémon," said Ash.
"So, do you collect gym badges?" Laura asked.
"You bet!" said Ash. He pulled back one side of his vest to show six Johto gym badges. "I've already collected all eight from Kanto."
"Cool," said Laura, impressed. "I'm thinking of going to Kanto to challenge the gyms there."
"That'd be neat," said Brock. "You'd be facing me and Misty if you did."
"Yeah, I had a feeling you two were Kanto gym leaders," said Laura. "If I do decide to head to Kanto, I'll look forward to seeing you guys in the arena." Brock and Misty agreed.
"Well, thanks again for buying us lunch," Ash said, standing up.
"You're welcome," Laura said, also getting up. "Good luck with getting your last two Johto badges."
"Thanks," said Ash, letting Pikachu jump onto his shoulder. "Maybe we'll see each other again sometime."
"I'd like that," Laura said. Pichu climbed up her shirt and onto her shoulder like Pikachu. "See you later!"
Ash, Brock, and Misty said their good-byes and walked off down the street. Laura smiled and walked in the opposite direction. She was glad she had met Ash and his friends.
Laura walked along next to the river where she and Ash had battled. She was thinking of where she would go next, when two voices broke her thoughts.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!"
Laura whipped around and looked behind her. The only thing she saw were trees and bushes. Suddenly, two tall, weird-looking bushes jumped out from behind a tree.
"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!"
The bushes were thrown off to reveal two teenagers in white costumes with black gloves and boots.
"Jesse!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Woooobbuffet!" cried a Wobbuffet, appearing out of its Pokéball. A Meowth jumped out of another tree and kicked the Wobbuffet in the head.
"Quit stealin' my line!" the Meowth shouted. "Hehe, Meowth! That's right!" Jesse called Wobbuffet back angrily. Laura stood there with a slightly surprised expression on her face. Pichu's expression was the same.
"Uh, that's nice," Laura said, breaking the small silence. "I gotta go now." She turned to walk away.
"Oh no you don't!" said Jesse. "We've come to take your Pokémon, and we're not leaving until we get them!"
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Shinimegami: Hehe, sorry for the lame ending this chapter. I kinda stink at endings and stuff like that.
Lugia: Don't worry about it. It's your birthday, after all.
Shinimegami: Yah, you're right. Anybody want to play "I've Never" again?
Meowth: Are you kidding? James is still drunk from the last game.
Shinimegami: *sigh* I TOLD Gary we should have used Code Red to drink in that game...
Gary: How was I supposed to know James was gonna sneak drinks between turns?
Ash: Wait a minute! You have Code Red?
Shinimegami: Yah.
Ash: Where?
Shinimegami: In the fridge. *points to the fridge*
Ash: *makes a mad dash towards the fridge*
Shinimegami: He must like Code Red as much as I do.
Pikachu: Pika pi pikachu pi... (If only you knew...)
Shinimegami: Heh, anyway, I hope you all liked the chappie! R&R, and I'll see you all later! ^.^
Everybody: Ja Ne!
Lugia: Happy birthday! ^.^
Misty: Are you gonna have a party or something?
Shinimegami: A surprise party was thrown for me in my Harpie Lady fic. Hehe, I even got to use Téa as my piñata.
Jesse: How come we weren't invited?
Shinimegami: It's all the way in the Yu-Gi-Oh section. Don't worry, though. I saved you all some of the cake Bakura baked for me.
Ash: Cake?! Cool!
Shinimegami: Don't go overboard, Ash. You'll get your share.
Ash: Okay.
James: Can we play some games?
Shinimegami: Sure.
Everybody: Yay!
Shinimegami: Yep. And meanwhile, on with chappie #3!
Disclaimers: I...don't...own...Pokémon! NOOOOOOO!!!
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"Send out your last Pokémon, Ash," said Laura. "I'm waiting." Ash sighed and took out his last Pokéball.
"Go, Charizard!" shouted Ash. (A/N. Alright, alright, I know Ash set his Charizard free, but he still has it in this fic! Okay? Okay.) Charizard let out a roar as it appeared in the flash of white light. Laura smiled and took out a Masterball.
"A Masterball?" questioned Misty with a little worry. "You can guess there's a powerful Pokémon in that."
"You guessed correctly! Go, Lugia!" yelled Laura. Ash and the others gasped. The silver-feathered legendary bird appeared in the flash of light with its great cry. Lugia looked down at Charizard, who gave a low growl.
"Lugia?!" Ash exclaimed. "How...how did she capture it?!"
"Whirlpool attack!" cried Laura, bringing Ash back to the battle. Lugia raised its great wings and a huge whirlpool rose from the river next to them. Charizard took flight and dodged it.
"Quick, Charizard!" said Ash. "Use Flamethrower!" Hot fire erupted from Charizard's mouth at Lugia.
"Use Psychic!" shouted Laura. Lugia's eyes glowed a brilliant blue and sent the fire back towards Charizard. The dragon growled in pain as it was hit by its own attack.
"Come on, Charizard!" cried Ash. "Get up and use Fire Spin!" Charizard got up and shot more fire at Lugia.
"Fly away and dodge it, Lugia!" Laura said. The huge bird shot up into the air with one flap of its wings, avoiding the flames.
"Now, Lugia!" yelled Laura again. "Finish it off! Aeroblast attack!" A glowing ball of energy formed in Lugia's mouth. Multiple beams formed into a single, huge one and was launched at Charizard. The large fire-type was hit head-on and collided with the ground. It growled once more before fainting on the ground.
"Alright!" Laura cheered. "We did it! Great job, Lugia!" Lugia flew back down to the ground and landed in front of Laura.
"Thank you," Lugia thought-spoke. Laura hugged the legendary bird's neck. Ash knelt down next to Charizard.
"You did great," Ash said. "You deserve a good rest." He held out the Pokéball and called Charizard back. Ash stood and looked up at Lugia. He couldn't believe that Laura had actually caught it. The legendary bird of the sea...
"Great battle, Ash," said Laura. "You were pretty tough."
"Thanks," Ash said. He gazed up at Lugia again. Then he asked without thinking, "How did you catch it?" Laura giggled.
"Well, I caught it at the Whirl Islands," she said, while holding up the silver feather around her neck. "I had the Silver Wing with me, too. Since it's one of Lugia's feathers and has the same scent, Lugia came to me. I didn't want to hurt it in battle, so I just used the Masterball I had been saving."
"That's pretty neat," said Misty. "You seem to like Lugia a lot."
"Yeah, Lugia's my favorite Pokémon," Laura said. "It's just so pretty. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to it." Suddenly, there was a loud growling sound. Ash blushed.
"Hehe, guess I got a little hungry," he admitted.
"A little?" asked Brock. "Knowing you, 'a little' can mean an all-you- can-eat buffet." Ash rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Why don't we go back to that town for lunch?" Laura suggested. "I'll buy."
"Really? Thanks!" Ash exclaimed, resisting the erge to hug her. Laura held out the Masterball to Lugia.
"Come on back, Lugia," she said. "I wish you could stay out, but you might attract too much attention."
"I understand," Lugia said, and returned to the Masterball. Laura put the Masterball back on her belt with the rest of the balls.
"Race ya back to town!" cried Laura. She ran off and the others followed behind. They were a long distance away when bubbles started rising around two bamboo sticks that were sticking out of the river. Just then, two figures burst out of the water.
"I TOLD you the bamboo stick thing was a bad idea!"
"What do you mean?"
"I couldn't see anything, idiot!"
"I'm sorry, Jesse!"
"Oh, forget it, James! Let's just see if Meowth saw anything worth something." Meowth leapt out of a nearby tree.
"Well? What did you see?" asked Jesse.
"It was great!" cried Meowth. "You wouldn't believe da kinda Pokémon dis girl had! I mean, dey were just all over da place! And dey were kickin' a lotta-"
"Just tell us what Pokémon she had!" Jesse shouted.
"Well, she had a Rapidash, a Fearow, an Umbreon, a Vaporeon, a Pichu," Meowth said, counting on his paws.
"That's only five," stated James.
"Heh, it's not like you two are gonna believe me when I tell ya her last Pokémon," said Meowth, crossing his arms.
"Try us," Jesse said.
"You might not believe me," Meowth said, as if trying to annoy them.
"What is it?" asked James.
"It was pretty powerful, and may be even unbeatable," said Meowth.
"Tell us!" demanded Jesse.
"It's really rare, actually one-of-a-kind," Meowth said, smiling slyly.
"JUST TELL US WHAT IT IS ALREADY!!" shouted Jesse and James in unison.
"Okay, okay," Meowth gave in. "Dat girl's got Lugia." Jesse and James stared at Meowth with wide eyes.
"Are you serious?" James asked. "She really has Lugia?" Meowth nodded.
"Dat's what I saw in da tree," he said. "And you guys gotta know I'm tellin' da truth, since you two couldn't see nothin' from da river."
"Alright, we believe you!" said Jesse.
"You know what we gotta do now, right?" asked Meowth.
"Of course!" James said. "We have to get that Lugia for the boss!"
"And since Lugia's a legendary Pokémon, the boss would definitely be pleased!" said Jesse, excitedly. "We might even get a raise or promotion!"
"Yep!" said Meowth. "And dat's not all! Dat girl's other Pokémon totally beat up da twerp's! We could get an extra bonus for catching those, too!"
"And it gives us a chance to use our new secret weapon we were saving for a special occasion," James said. "If we add a few adjustments to it, it'll work perfectly!"
"Well, what are we waiting for?!" exclaimed Jesse. "Let's get to it!"
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Back in town, Laura sat with Ash and the others at a table outside a restaurant.
"Thanks again for paying for our lunch, Laura!" said Ash while devouring his cheeseburger.
"No problem," Laura replied, taking a sip from her soda. "From the looks of it, you were pretty hungry."
"Ash is always that way," said Misty. "It happens all the time." Ash grinned sheepishly and finished his meal.
"So, Laura," Ash said. "How did you get your Pokémon so strong?"
"I guess I just trained a lot," Laura said, watching her Pichu as it drank some of her soda. "I've been with my Pokémon for a pretty long time, so we've had plenty of time for training."
"You ever faced the Elite Four?" asked Ash, as his Pikachu munched on some fries.
"Oh yeah," said Laura. "I've beaten them a bunch of times."
"Really?" asked Brock.
"Yep," replied Laura. "I'm the top Pokémon trainer in Johto. I forgot to mention that earlier."
"No wonder I couldn't beat your Pokémon," said Ash.
"So, do you collect gym badges?" Laura asked.
"You bet!" said Ash. He pulled back one side of his vest to show six Johto gym badges. "I've already collected all eight from Kanto."
"Cool," said Laura, impressed. "I'm thinking of going to Kanto to challenge the gyms there."
"That'd be neat," said Brock. "You'd be facing me and Misty if you did."
"Yeah, I had a feeling you two were Kanto gym leaders," said Laura. "If I do decide to head to Kanto, I'll look forward to seeing you guys in the arena." Brock and Misty agreed.
"Well, thanks again for buying us lunch," Ash said, standing up.
"You're welcome," Laura said, also getting up. "Good luck with getting your last two Johto badges."
"Thanks," said Ash, letting Pikachu jump onto his shoulder. "Maybe we'll see each other again sometime."
"I'd like that," Laura said. Pichu climbed up her shirt and onto her shoulder like Pikachu. "See you later!"
Ash, Brock, and Misty said their good-byes and walked off down the street. Laura smiled and walked in the opposite direction. She was glad she had met Ash and his friends.
Laura walked along next to the river where she and Ash had battled. She was thinking of where she would go next, when two voices broke her thoughts.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!"
Laura whipped around and looked behind her. The only thing she saw were trees and bushes. Suddenly, two tall, weird-looking bushes jumped out from behind a tree.
"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!"
The bushes were thrown off to reveal two teenagers in white costumes with black gloves and boots.
"Jesse!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Woooobbuffet!" cried a Wobbuffet, appearing out of its Pokéball. A Meowth jumped out of another tree and kicked the Wobbuffet in the head.
"Quit stealin' my line!" the Meowth shouted. "Hehe, Meowth! That's right!" Jesse called Wobbuffet back angrily. Laura stood there with a slightly surprised expression on her face. Pichu's expression was the same.
"Uh, that's nice," Laura said, breaking the small silence. "I gotta go now." She turned to walk away.
"Oh no you don't!" said Jesse. "We've come to take your Pokémon, and we're not leaving until we get them!"
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Shinimegami: Hehe, sorry for the lame ending this chapter. I kinda stink at endings and stuff like that.
Lugia: Don't worry about it. It's your birthday, after all.
Shinimegami: Yah, you're right. Anybody want to play "I've Never" again?
Meowth: Are you kidding? James is still drunk from the last game.
Shinimegami: *sigh* I TOLD Gary we should have used Code Red to drink in that game...
Gary: How was I supposed to know James was gonna sneak drinks between turns?
Ash: Wait a minute! You have Code Red?
Shinimegami: Yah.
Ash: Where?
Shinimegami: In the fridge. *points to the fridge*
Ash: *makes a mad dash towards the fridge*
Shinimegami: He must like Code Red as much as I do.
Pikachu: Pika pi pikachu pi... (If only you knew...)
Shinimegami: Heh, anyway, I hope you all liked the chappie! R&R, and I'll see you all later! ^.^
Everybody: Ja Ne!