Ch. 4 The North Fields
"Alright it worked." Ash panted.
"We lost him." Misty cheered.
"I'm a genius." Ash boasted.
"Uh, Mr. Genius, it was my idea." Misty reminded.
"Yea, so, I pulled it off." Ash added.
"With me." Misty grinned.
"Oh yea?" Ash growled with a grin and jumped on her. She tricked him and flipped him over.
"Got ya." Misty pinned him.
'Let me up." Ash kicked out. He grinned and when she turned her back he jumped on her again. This time they fell down a hill, but Misty still flipped him over.
"Got ya again." She grinned. A geyser shot a sprout of hot steam next to them and snapped them to their senses. They got up and looked around.
"This is it, we made it." Ash whispered and they climbed onto a rock.
"Cool." They grinned. The whole area was covered with tall golden grass, giant rocks and bushes and trees, cliffs and canyons. A perfect home for many Pokemon.
"This is so cool." Misty said.
"Yea, I knew it was great." Ash turned to her.
"We could get busted." Misty grinned.
"I know." Ash laughed. They turned around and saw a cave.
"I wonder if there's any Pokemon in there." Misty wondered.
"Just one way to know, let's check it out." Ash went over.
"Stop!" Brock suddenly appeared. "The only check you're getting isn't one from in there." Brock began to shove them away.
"Aww." They groaned.
"We're far out of Pallet bounds." Brock gulped.
"Aw, Brockey boy is scared." Ash laughed.
"That's Mr. Brockey boy to you fuzzy." Brock growled. "But right now, we are all in danger if we don't take a hike."
"Danger." Ash laughed and wandered to the cave. "Watch me laugh in the face of danger. Ha, ha, ha!" Ash laughed into the cave. His echo turned into different laughter. Ash gasped and jumped behind Brock and Misty as another trio appeared. Rockets.
"Well now James, what do we have here?" The red haired girl grinned.
"I dunno Jessy, what do you think Meowth?" The blue haired boy replied.
"Trespassers." Meowth grinned. He was the only talking Pokemon.
"Yea, just what I was thinking." James stepped before the trio.
"Just a map error." Brock gulped.
"Hey, I know you. You're Mr. Ketchum's snitch." Jessy grabbed Brock.
"I beg to differ good sir." Brock growled, emphasizing on sir.
"So you are," James turned to Ash.
"Future Pokemon Master." Ash pouted.
"So you wanna be the best trainer?" Jessy grinned as they began to circle them.
"Yea, so, what can you do to me?" Ash growled.
"Uh, as they wish since we're in their territory." Brock replied.
"But you said they were nothing buy lousy, mangy, stupid poachers." Ash said.
"Ixnay." Brock whispered.
"What's ixnay?" James asked.
"Oh, uh, look at the time. It's time to go." Brock began to run.
"Why the hurry, we'd love to have you stay and fight." Jessy stopped him.
"Yea, we could battle with Pokemon." James laughed. "Get it, since they're too young to start training."
"No, no I have one. Let's layeth the smacketh downeth. What do ya think?" Jessy laughed.
"Hey, hey, guys?" Meowth jumped in and punched them both.
"What now lionheart?" Jessy stopped laughing.
"Hey, did we hold a submission move?" James asked, rubbing his face.
"No, why?" Jessy replied as Meowth held her in a headlock.
"Cause they tapped out." James pointed to the fleeing trio. They were only able to grab Brock.
"Did we loose them?" Ash panted.
"I think, but, where's Brock?" Misty asked.
"Help!" Brock cried and they ran over.
"Before we work out to practice for our match, how about we take a load off in the steam box." Jessy and James held Brock over a geyser.
"That's no steam box." Brock gulped and was blasted into the air. Team Rocket laughed and fell over.
"Hey, why don't you pick on a worthy wrestler?" Ash pounded a fist into his hand and attempted a Y2J pose. Team Rocket stopped and looked up to see Ash and Misty.
"Like you?" Jessy grinned.
"Uh," Ash gulped. Misty screamed as Team Rocket began to chase them.
"Boo!" Meowth cornered them and Ash and Misty ran another way. Meowth growled as they chased after. Ash and Misty made a long jump to another cliff and began to climb. Team Rocket was gaining but Ash was almost to the top.
"Ash!" Misty screamed as she slipped down. Jessy ran fast, but Ash slid down the hill bravely to come to his friends' aid. He stepped in front of Jessy and punched her jaw. The duo escaped. Jessy growled angrily as Team Rocket began the pursuit again. Soon Ash and Misty were cornered. Ash crouched down like a cat and stood in front of Misty to protect his friend.
"Aw, here kitty." James joked, seeing Ash. Ash pouted and stood up. He tried growled and tried a take down on James. Ash merely hurt himself and fell back.
"That was it?" Jessy laughed. "Come on, try it again." Ash growled but a different kind of roar echoed through the field.
"Hu?" Misty and Team Rocket gasped thinking it was Ash. It was really the roar of a Raichu's electricity against the walls of the canyon. The next thing Team Rocket knew, somebody strong was pounding them, Mr. Ketchum and his Raichu.
"Oh please, ow, stop sir." James cried.
"Shut up!" Mr. Ketchum roared and his Raichu's cheeks glowed.
"We're really sorry." Jessy gulped.
"If you ever try to hurt my son again," Mr. Ketchum started.
"This is your son? Did you know that?" James asked falsely.
"Your son, no. Did you know?" Jessy replied.
"Oh, of course not." James gulped.
"Meowth?" Jessy and James asked.
"Uh, yea." Meowth nodded yes. Mr. Ketchum's Raichu yelled and sent sparks flying. Team Rocket hugged each other in fear.
"We're blasting off again." James gulped and they ran off. Brock nodded to Mr. Ketchum. He returned his Raichu and leered at Brock, he cowered.
"Dad, uh," Ash came up.
"You disobeyed me." Mr. Ketchum whirled around sharply.
"Dad, I'm sorry." Ash sighed.
"Let's go home." Mr. Ketchum growled. Brock shrugged at Ash and they began to start on their way home.
"I thought you were brave." Misty tried to comfort Ash. As they left, Giovanni was watching.
"Brock, take Misty home. I have to teach my son a lesson." Mr. Ketchum said.
"Yes sir. Come on Misty. Good luck Ash." Brock took Misty away.
"Ash?" Mr. Ketchum called. Ash slunk over and stumbled in a hole. He looked down to see it was the footstep of his dad in the drying mud. His was much smaller, it made him feel weak and useless. He looked up at his dad. "You disobeyed me Ash."
"I know." Ash sighed and breathed deep to try not to cry.
"Why did you do that, you put Misty and Brock in danger." His dad replied.
"I wanted to show I was brave like you." Ash slunk his shoulders.
"I'm brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn't mean you need to find trouble to prove it." Mr. Ketchum explained.
"Being brave means you're not afraid of anything." Ash replied.
"Today I was, I though I lost you." Mr. Ketchum said.
"You were? I guess brave people can get scared." Ash nodded. "But you wanna know something?" Mr. Ketchum grinned. "Team Rocket was scareder."
"That's because nobody messes with your dad." Mr. Ketchum laughed and grabbed Ash and began to give him a noogie. Ash cried out in a half laugh, half struggle and managed to get free. His dad laughed as Ash chased him. "Got me!" Ash tackled him and they both fell on the grass. They laughed as they lay on the grass looking up.
"Dad, we're pals right?" Ash asked all of a sudden, releasing his strangle hold.
"Right Ash." Mr. Ketchum laughed at his very amature son.
"So we'll always be together right?" Ash asked.
"Ash," Mr. Ketchum began, not knowing how to put it. "Let me tell you something my dad told me. Look at the stars, those stars are all the great Pokemon Masters of the past looking down on us."
"Really?" Ash gasped.
"Yes." Mr. Ketchum went on. "So, whenever you feel lost or alone, just remember that they are here to help you. And so will I."
"Wow." Ash said quietly as he stared in awe.
"Now let's get home so we don't worry your mom." Mr. Ketchum got up.
"Ok dad." Ash grinned and followed him. "Arm lock!" Ash jumped on his back and tried to attempt another submission hold.
"You watch too much TV kid." His dad laughed and pulled him off.
"Alright it worked." Ash panted.
"We lost him." Misty cheered.
"I'm a genius." Ash boasted.
"Uh, Mr. Genius, it was my idea." Misty reminded.
"Yea, so, I pulled it off." Ash added.
"With me." Misty grinned.
"Oh yea?" Ash growled with a grin and jumped on her. She tricked him and flipped him over.
"Got ya." Misty pinned him.
'Let me up." Ash kicked out. He grinned and when she turned her back he jumped on her again. This time they fell down a hill, but Misty still flipped him over.
"Got ya again." She grinned. A geyser shot a sprout of hot steam next to them and snapped them to their senses. They got up and looked around.
"This is it, we made it." Ash whispered and they climbed onto a rock.
"Cool." They grinned. The whole area was covered with tall golden grass, giant rocks and bushes and trees, cliffs and canyons. A perfect home for many Pokemon.
"This is so cool." Misty said.
"Yea, I knew it was great." Ash turned to her.
"We could get busted." Misty grinned.
"I know." Ash laughed. They turned around and saw a cave.
"I wonder if there's any Pokemon in there." Misty wondered.
"Just one way to know, let's check it out." Ash went over.
"Stop!" Brock suddenly appeared. "The only check you're getting isn't one from in there." Brock began to shove them away.
"Aww." They groaned.
"We're far out of Pallet bounds." Brock gulped.
"Aw, Brockey boy is scared." Ash laughed.
"That's Mr. Brockey boy to you fuzzy." Brock growled. "But right now, we are all in danger if we don't take a hike."
"Danger." Ash laughed and wandered to the cave. "Watch me laugh in the face of danger. Ha, ha, ha!" Ash laughed into the cave. His echo turned into different laughter. Ash gasped and jumped behind Brock and Misty as another trio appeared. Rockets.
"Well now James, what do we have here?" The red haired girl grinned.
"I dunno Jessy, what do you think Meowth?" The blue haired boy replied.
"Trespassers." Meowth grinned. He was the only talking Pokemon.
"Yea, just what I was thinking." James stepped before the trio.
"Just a map error." Brock gulped.
"Hey, I know you. You're Mr. Ketchum's snitch." Jessy grabbed Brock.
"I beg to differ good sir." Brock growled, emphasizing on sir.
"So you are," James turned to Ash.
"Future Pokemon Master." Ash pouted.
"So you wanna be the best trainer?" Jessy grinned as they began to circle them.
"Yea, so, what can you do to me?" Ash growled.
"Uh, as they wish since we're in their territory." Brock replied.
"But you said they were nothing buy lousy, mangy, stupid poachers." Ash said.
"Ixnay." Brock whispered.
"What's ixnay?" James asked.
"Oh, uh, look at the time. It's time to go." Brock began to run.
"Why the hurry, we'd love to have you stay and fight." Jessy stopped him.
"Yea, we could battle with Pokemon." James laughed. "Get it, since they're too young to start training."
"No, no I have one. Let's layeth the smacketh downeth. What do ya think?" Jessy laughed.
"Hey, hey, guys?" Meowth jumped in and punched them both.
"What now lionheart?" Jessy stopped laughing.
"Hey, did we hold a submission move?" James asked, rubbing his face.
"No, why?" Jessy replied as Meowth held her in a headlock.
"Cause they tapped out." James pointed to the fleeing trio. They were only able to grab Brock.
"Did we loose them?" Ash panted.
"I think, but, where's Brock?" Misty asked.
"Help!" Brock cried and they ran over.
"Before we work out to practice for our match, how about we take a load off in the steam box." Jessy and James held Brock over a geyser.
"That's no steam box." Brock gulped and was blasted into the air. Team Rocket laughed and fell over.
"Hey, why don't you pick on a worthy wrestler?" Ash pounded a fist into his hand and attempted a Y2J pose. Team Rocket stopped and looked up to see Ash and Misty.
"Like you?" Jessy grinned.
"Uh," Ash gulped. Misty screamed as Team Rocket began to chase them.
"Boo!" Meowth cornered them and Ash and Misty ran another way. Meowth growled as they chased after. Ash and Misty made a long jump to another cliff and began to climb. Team Rocket was gaining but Ash was almost to the top.
"Ash!" Misty screamed as she slipped down. Jessy ran fast, but Ash slid down the hill bravely to come to his friends' aid. He stepped in front of Jessy and punched her jaw. The duo escaped. Jessy growled angrily as Team Rocket began the pursuit again. Soon Ash and Misty were cornered. Ash crouched down like a cat and stood in front of Misty to protect his friend.
"Aw, here kitty." James joked, seeing Ash. Ash pouted and stood up. He tried growled and tried a take down on James. Ash merely hurt himself and fell back.
"That was it?" Jessy laughed. "Come on, try it again." Ash growled but a different kind of roar echoed through the field.
"Hu?" Misty and Team Rocket gasped thinking it was Ash. It was really the roar of a Raichu's electricity against the walls of the canyon. The next thing Team Rocket knew, somebody strong was pounding them, Mr. Ketchum and his Raichu.
"Oh please, ow, stop sir." James cried.
"Shut up!" Mr. Ketchum roared and his Raichu's cheeks glowed.
"We're really sorry." Jessy gulped.
"If you ever try to hurt my son again," Mr. Ketchum started.
"This is your son? Did you know that?" James asked falsely.
"Your son, no. Did you know?" Jessy replied.
"Oh, of course not." James gulped.
"Meowth?" Jessy and James asked.
"Uh, yea." Meowth nodded yes. Mr. Ketchum's Raichu yelled and sent sparks flying. Team Rocket hugged each other in fear.
"We're blasting off again." James gulped and they ran off. Brock nodded to Mr. Ketchum. He returned his Raichu and leered at Brock, he cowered.
"Dad, uh," Ash came up.
"You disobeyed me." Mr. Ketchum whirled around sharply.
"Dad, I'm sorry." Ash sighed.
"Let's go home." Mr. Ketchum growled. Brock shrugged at Ash and they began to start on their way home.
"I thought you were brave." Misty tried to comfort Ash. As they left, Giovanni was watching.
"Brock, take Misty home. I have to teach my son a lesson." Mr. Ketchum said.
"Yes sir. Come on Misty. Good luck Ash." Brock took Misty away.
"Ash?" Mr. Ketchum called. Ash slunk over and stumbled in a hole. He looked down to see it was the footstep of his dad in the drying mud. His was much smaller, it made him feel weak and useless. He looked up at his dad. "You disobeyed me Ash."
"I know." Ash sighed and breathed deep to try not to cry.
"Why did you do that, you put Misty and Brock in danger." His dad replied.
"I wanted to show I was brave like you." Ash slunk his shoulders.
"I'm brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn't mean you need to find trouble to prove it." Mr. Ketchum explained.
"Being brave means you're not afraid of anything." Ash replied.
"Today I was, I though I lost you." Mr. Ketchum said.
"You were? I guess brave people can get scared." Ash nodded. "But you wanna know something?" Mr. Ketchum grinned. "Team Rocket was scareder."
"That's because nobody messes with your dad." Mr. Ketchum laughed and grabbed Ash and began to give him a noogie. Ash cried out in a half laugh, half struggle and managed to get free. His dad laughed as Ash chased him. "Got me!" Ash tackled him and they both fell on the grass. They laughed as they lay on the grass looking up.
"Dad, we're pals right?" Ash asked all of a sudden, releasing his strangle hold.
"Right Ash." Mr. Ketchum laughed at his very amature son.
"So we'll always be together right?" Ash asked.
"Ash," Mr. Ketchum began, not knowing how to put it. "Let me tell you something my dad told me. Look at the stars, those stars are all the great Pokemon Masters of the past looking down on us."
"Really?" Ash gasped.
"Yes." Mr. Ketchum went on. "So, whenever you feel lost or alone, just remember that they are here to help you. And so will I."
"Wow." Ash said quietly as he stared in awe.
"Now let's get home so we don't worry your mom." Mr. Ketchum got up.
"Ok dad." Ash grinned and followed him. "Arm lock!" Ash jumped on his back and tried to attempt another submission hold.
"You watch too much TV kid." His dad laughed and pulled him off.