Still don't own Pokemon... just the oil spill idea...
Chapter 2
Ash and Brock decided to stop in the Goldenrod Department Store and stock up on potions, remedies, ketchup, and Pokeballs before heading north to Ecruteak City and then east to Mahogany Town. After drinking a refreshing lemonade each, they decided to have a look in the Goldenrod Underground before they left. Pikachu and Vulpix got haircuts with the Pokemon Barber. The barber put a large bow in Vulpix's headfur, and gelled the fur between Pikachu's ears up into spikes. Then they passed by the trinket shop, where a large pearl caught Ash's eye.
"Wow, what a huge pearl," Ash said to the man behind the table. "Is it real?"
"It sure is, young man," the old, gray-haired clerk replied. "That's a genuine Cloyster pearl. It's pretty rare to find one so big."
'Wow,' he said to himself. 'Misty would really love this.' Out loud he asked the clerk, "How much is it?"
The next thing Ash knew, he was sprawled on his back on the floor, with Brock leaning over him trying to get him to drink some water. Ash waved Brock off and struggled to his feet. "It's... how much??" Ash gasped.
Then both Brock and the clerk were leaning over him with smelling salts.
"That's pretty expensive.... but if it's so rare... and it is a genuine Cloyster pearl..." Ash thought out loud. "Ok! I'll buy it."
"Thank you very much, young man!" the clerk beamed as he wrapped the pearl and Ash handed over his money. "Oh, and that will be $10 extra for the smelling salts."
With a huge sweatdrop on his face, Ash quickly gave the clerk the money and left as fast as he could. "Cha..." [Oh Ash..] Pikachu sighed.
With that, Ash and Brock began the hike to Ecruteak City. It wasn't a really long walk, but they had started late in the day and so planned to camp out overnight. Pikachu and Geodude picked out a perfect camping spot beside three apricorn trees. Pikachu and Ash picked the apricorns to bring to Kurt while Geodude and Brock started a fire to cook supper on.
It didn't take long to pick the apricorns. Ash quickly unrolled the two sleeping bags, and then sat quietly, staring into the fire for a long time. Brock noticed this, but just smiled to himself and continued preparing supper for the two of them. Pikachu, worried about his master's odd behavior, tried to start a conversation.
"Pika pi chu pikachu Pikapi?" [What's wrong? You miss Misty, don't you, Ash?]
"I can't hide anything from you, can I, Pikachu?" Ash replied. "Of course I miss her. She's one of my best friends."
"Pichu pikachupi chupikapi." [She's more than that to you Ash.]
"What do you mean by that, Pikachu?" Ash said, a little more sharply than he had intended.
"Chu chu pikachu." [I think you know the answer.]
"Maybe I do. I'm just not sure." Ash gazed down at the pearl in his hand.
"Hey Ash, come and eat!" Brock called, breaking Ash's pensive mood effectively. Ash ran to the "table" that Brock, Onix, and Geodude had set up using a convenient flat-topped boulder and some smaller stones for chairs. He looked at what was on the plates and cried, "All right, my favorite! Thanks Brock!"
Pikachu sweatdropped. "Chu pikapi chupichu pikachupi." [I should have skipped the lecture and gone straight to the food.] Then he saw the Pokemon food that Brock had prepared and ran to the table as well.
Ash, Brock, and their Pokemon enjoyed the good food... until the all- too-familiar cloud of smoke and the sound of high-pitched laughter filled the air.
"Hahahahahaha!
To protect the world from devestation
To unite all people within our nation
To denounce the evils of truth and love
To extend our reach to the stars above....
Jessie!
James!
Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Wobba.... Meowth that's right!"
"Not again.." Brock groaned. "What do you want this time?"
"The same thing we always want! We want that Pikachu!" Jessie cried. "Arbok, go!"
"And we were having a really good meal..." Ash groaned. "Pikachu, you know what to do." "Pika!" Team Rocket was soon a shining spot in the sky.
"Team Rocket's blasting off agaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnn!" "Wobbaaaa!!"
In the calm that followed, a persistent "Ring ring ring! Cell phone! Cell phone!" broke the air. "Brock? Where's that coming from?" Ash asked, clearly confused.
"Oh! I guess I forgot to tell you! When we were in Goldenrod City, I bought a PokeGear. It has a cell phone, map, radio, and PokeDex. I gave our number to a few people already. Let's see who's calling!" Brock replied, excited. He pulled out the cell phone, which looked like a pocket TV set, and pressed the Talk button. "Hello, Brock here."
"Hey Brock! How are you guys doing?" a familiar voice came through the speaker. The image was a little staticy, but it was definitely their friend Misty! "Professor Oak gave me your number. Where are you guys? What have you been up to? How's Ash? How are the Pokemon? Are you in Mahogany yet?"
"Whoa Misty! Give me a chance to talk! We're camping out tonight, about halfway between Goldenrod and Ecruteak City. We just finished battling Team Rocket again. Ash and the Pokemon are fine. Any other questions?" Brock said with a laugh.
"Team Rocket showed up at your campsite?! Oh well, you two know how to take care of them."
"Yeah, they showed up here." Ash said. He was looking over Brock's shoulder. "But Pikachu took care of them easily. How are you, Misty? How's it going with the water Pokemon? Any news?"
"It's going okay, Ash. About a hundred of the injured Pokemon that needed special care were sent here, to Professor Oak. The poor things are in terrible shape, but Tracey, Professor Oak and I are doing our best to take care of them, so we've got our hands pretty full. Even your mom and Mr. Mime are here with us, helping out. I'm going to be here for at least two weeks. The Pokemon Centers just don't have the room for them all. They even sent some of the Pokemon that weren't in too bad shape to my sisters in Cerulean City until they can get the oil spill cleaned up." Ash could see now that Misty looked very tired and worried. "You guys go on to Mahogany Town. Keep in touch, ok? I'll join you again as soon as I can."
"Sure thing, Misty." Ash replied. "We'll call you tomorrow night. Say hi to my mom for me." Pikachu jumped onto Ash's shoulder and stopped drinking a bottle of ketchup just long enough to wave into the small screen and call, "Pikachupi pika Pipipi!" [Hi Misty! Hi Togepi!]
Misty saw this and laughed. "Ash, did you get Pikachu a haircut? He looks so cute!"
Ash grinned. "Yeah, we stopped in the Goldenrod Underground before we left. Anyway, Mist, you look tired. You go get some rest and we'll talk to you tomorrow night, ok?"
Misty smiled. "You're right. Goodnight Ash! Goodnight Brock! Night Pikachu!" The screen image slowly flickered out.
"Well, Ash, it's getting late," Brock said. "I guess we may as well turn in for the night."
Ash lay awake in his sleeping bag for a long time that night, thinking. He stared for a while at the large, white pearl he held in his hand. Then, careful not to wake Pikachu who was sleeping beside him, he rolled over and tried to go to sleep.
So what did you think? I'm not entirely sure when the next update will be up. If reviews are good and give me some ideas, maybe really fast! Thanks Skysong for the nice review.
Chapter 2
Ash and Brock decided to stop in the Goldenrod Department Store and stock up on potions, remedies, ketchup, and Pokeballs before heading north to Ecruteak City and then east to Mahogany Town. After drinking a refreshing lemonade each, they decided to have a look in the Goldenrod Underground before they left. Pikachu and Vulpix got haircuts with the Pokemon Barber. The barber put a large bow in Vulpix's headfur, and gelled the fur between Pikachu's ears up into spikes. Then they passed by the trinket shop, where a large pearl caught Ash's eye.
"Wow, what a huge pearl," Ash said to the man behind the table. "Is it real?"
"It sure is, young man," the old, gray-haired clerk replied. "That's a genuine Cloyster pearl. It's pretty rare to find one so big."
'Wow,' he said to himself. 'Misty would really love this.' Out loud he asked the clerk, "How much is it?"
The next thing Ash knew, he was sprawled on his back on the floor, with Brock leaning over him trying to get him to drink some water. Ash waved Brock off and struggled to his feet. "It's... how much??" Ash gasped.
Then both Brock and the clerk were leaning over him with smelling salts.
"That's pretty expensive.... but if it's so rare... and it is a genuine Cloyster pearl..." Ash thought out loud. "Ok! I'll buy it."
"Thank you very much, young man!" the clerk beamed as he wrapped the pearl and Ash handed over his money. "Oh, and that will be $10 extra for the smelling salts."
With a huge sweatdrop on his face, Ash quickly gave the clerk the money and left as fast as he could. "Cha..." [Oh Ash..] Pikachu sighed.
With that, Ash and Brock began the hike to Ecruteak City. It wasn't a really long walk, but they had started late in the day and so planned to camp out overnight. Pikachu and Geodude picked out a perfect camping spot beside three apricorn trees. Pikachu and Ash picked the apricorns to bring to Kurt while Geodude and Brock started a fire to cook supper on.
It didn't take long to pick the apricorns. Ash quickly unrolled the two sleeping bags, and then sat quietly, staring into the fire for a long time. Brock noticed this, but just smiled to himself and continued preparing supper for the two of them. Pikachu, worried about his master's odd behavior, tried to start a conversation.
"Pika pi chu pikachu Pikapi?" [What's wrong? You miss Misty, don't you, Ash?]
"I can't hide anything from you, can I, Pikachu?" Ash replied. "Of course I miss her. She's one of my best friends."
"Pichu pikachupi chupikapi." [She's more than that to you Ash.]
"What do you mean by that, Pikachu?" Ash said, a little more sharply than he had intended.
"Chu chu pikachu." [I think you know the answer.]
"Maybe I do. I'm just not sure." Ash gazed down at the pearl in his hand.
"Hey Ash, come and eat!" Brock called, breaking Ash's pensive mood effectively. Ash ran to the "table" that Brock, Onix, and Geodude had set up using a convenient flat-topped boulder and some smaller stones for chairs. He looked at what was on the plates and cried, "All right, my favorite! Thanks Brock!"
Pikachu sweatdropped. "Chu pikapi chupichu pikachupi." [I should have skipped the lecture and gone straight to the food.] Then he saw the Pokemon food that Brock had prepared and ran to the table as well.
Ash, Brock, and their Pokemon enjoyed the good food... until the all- too-familiar cloud of smoke and the sound of high-pitched laughter filled the air.
"Hahahahahaha!
To protect the world from devestation
To unite all people within our nation
To denounce the evils of truth and love
To extend our reach to the stars above....
Jessie!
James!
Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Wobba.... Meowth that's right!"
"Not again.." Brock groaned. "What do you want this time?"
"The same thing we always want! We want that Pikachu!" Jessie cried. "Arbok, go!"
"And we were having a really good meal..." Ash groaned. "Pikachu, you know what to do." "Pika!" Team Rocket was soon a shining spot in the sky.
"Team Rocket's blasting off agaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnn!" "Wobbaaaa!!"
In the calm that followed, a persistent "Ring ring ring! Cell phone! Cell phone!" broke the air. "Brock? Where's that coming from?" Ash asked, clearly confused.
"Oh! I guess I forgot to tell you! When we were in Goldenrod City, I bought a PokeGear. It has a cell phone, map, radio, and PokeDex. I gave our number to a few people already. Let's see who's calling!" Brock replied, excited. He pulled out the cell phone, which looked like a pocket TV set, and pressed the Talk button. "Hello, Brock here."
"Hey Brock! How are you guys doing?" a familiar voice came through the speaker. The image was a little staticy, but it was definitely their friend Misty! "Professor Oak gave me your number. Where are you guys? What have you been up to? How's Ash? How are the Pokemon? Are you in Mahogany yet?"
"Whoa Misty! Give me a chance to talk! We're camping out tonight, about halfway between Goldenrod and Ecruteak City. We just finished battling Team Rocket again. Ash and the Pokemon are fine. Any other questions?" Brock said with a laugh.
"Team Rocket showed up at your campsite?! Oh well, you two know how to take care of them."
"Yeah, they showed up here." Ash said. He was looking over Brock's shoulder. "But Pikachu took care of them easily. How are you, Misty? How's it going with the water Pokemon? Any news?"
"It's going okay, Ash. About a hundred of the injured Pokemon that needed special care were sent here, to Professor Oak. The poor things are in terrible shape, but Tracey, Professor Oak and I are doing our best to take care of them, so we've got our hands pretty full. Even your mom and Mr. Mime are here with us, helping out. I'm going to be here for at least two weeks. The Pokemon Centers just don't have the room for them all. They even sent some of the Pokemon that weren't in too bad shape to my sisters in Cerulean City until they can get the oil spill cleaned up." Ash could see now that Misty looked very tired and worried. "You guys go on to Mahogany Town. Keep in touch, ok? I'll join you again as soon as I can."
"Sure thing, Misty." Ash replied. "We'll call you tomorrow night. Say hi to my mom for me." Pikachu jumped onto Ash's shoulder and stopped drinking a bottle of ketchup just long enough to wave into the small screen and call, "Pikachupi pika Pipipi!" [Hi Misty! Hi Togepi!]
Misty saw this and laughed. "Ash, did you get Pikachu a haircut? He looks so cute!"
Ash grinned. "Yeah, we stopped in the Goldenrod Underground before we left. Anyway, Mist, you look tired. You go get some rest and we'll talk to you tomorrow night, ok?"
Misty smiled. "You're right. Goodnight Ash! Goodnight Brock! Night Pikachu!" The screen image slowly flickered out.
"Well, Ash, it's getting late," Brock said. "I guess we may as well turn in for the night."
Ash lay awake in his sleeping bag for a long time that night, thinking. He stared for a while at the large, white pearl he held in his hand. Then, careful not to wake Pikachu who was sleeping beside him, he rolled over and tried to go to sleep.
So what did you think? I'm not entirely sure when the next update will be up. If reviews are good and give me some ideas, maybe really fast! Thanks Skysong for the nice review.