When they arrived in Viridian, there was very little left. This once proud
city had been transformed to rubble in a matter of hours. The five of them
looked around and were shocked at the sight. Although they had seen many
other cities suffer the same fate, Viridian seemed somehow more ravaged
than the others
"Well I suppose we should at least try to look for any survivors"
"Yeah, come on we might get lucky"
He sat up and opened his eyes and felt very disorientated. From the pain he was feeling he was sure he wasn't dead, not yet at least. The last thing he could remember was the walls caving in around them. He panicked and looked down beside him to see Cassidy, sleeping peacefully in the bed they shared. As soon as he laid eyes on her he felt relieved. He looked at the tranquil look on her face and decided against waking her just yet.
He looked around their surroundings unsure of what had happened and where they were. It was quite a small room, sparsely furnished. Some curtains hung over the window, a small cupboard on the left-hand side wall and a small dressing table in front of the double bed on which he was situated. He got out of bed slowly and made his way over to the window. The sun setting, barely peeking through the forest that could be seen in the distance. He looked around the landscape looking for any sign of where he could be and found none. He turned back to face the room and a little unsteadily made his way over to the dressing table. On it stood a framed photograph of a woman and a young boy. He picked it up curiously to examine it
"Hey, isn't this…?"
At that point the door to the room opened and a woman entered. He recognised her as the woman in the photograph but was sure he had never met her before. Her eyes widened at the sight of him
"Oh my, you're up already" she exclaimed
"Who are you and what are we doing here?" he demanded
She seemed to ignore his questioning "You must feel awful, you really shouldn't be up so soon after your ordeal"
"What happened?" he questioned, now unsure of what really had occurred
"Don't you remember? You were in Viridian when they attacked. The whole building came down on you. Your very lucky to be alive"
"How did we get out?"
"My son and his friends were able to dig you out and managed to carry you back to here"
"Your son?" he questioned
"Yes, Ash"
Butch stared at the woman in complete shock. Why on earth would he want to help them?! They were they evil Team Rocket weren't they? Although Ash was a few years older now, maybe he was finally able to see past the red R on their chests… he doubted it, but it was possible. At this point Cassidy began to stir, moaning his name
"Butch?" she called as she tried to sit up.
He rushed to her side just in time to catch her before she fell back down onto the bed
"It's okay Cass, I'm here" he reassured
She looked up at him through sleepy eyes then squeezed them tight shut and slowly opened them again. She looked around and looked confusedly back at him
"Where are we?"
"I was just about to ask that same question" he replied turning expectantly to the strange woman
"Oh, I'm so sorry, where are my manners? I'm Delia Ketchum and this is my home in Pallet Town. It's very nice to meet you… er…"
She stretched out her hand and he looked up at her suspiciously. It was the first lesson of Team Rocket 'Trust no one'. But as he looked into her eyes he saw nothing but sincerity. He hesitantly reached out his hand and shook hers
"Butch" he finally replied
She extended the same hand to Cassidy who took it shakily
"Cassidy" she introduced
"Well now that the formalities are over you must be starving. Stay here and rest for a while and I'll bring you something up" She left the room, quietly closing the door behind her.
They sat there in silence for a few minutes, each lost in their own thoughts. Cassidy finally turned to face him. She looked deep into his eyes and realised that she had almost lost him, that they had almost lost each other and her expression cracked. Her lip trembled and he pulled her into a tight hug
"Oh Cass, it's okay. We're both going to be fine" he soothed whilst stroking her hair as she cried into his chest.
After a while her sobs diminished and she looked up at him again. Taking a deep breath she wiped the tears from her eyes
"Sorry" she apologized "I don't know what's got into me lately… it's just… I-I don't want to lose you"
He hugged her tighter and whispered quietly into her ear
"You're never going to lose me Cassie"
She pulled away from him slightly
"But you don't know that"
"Maybe not, but then we'll just have to make every moment count won't we?"
He smirked and gently tipped her chin towards him, slowly placing his lips on hers in a gentle but loving kiss.
She pulled back and looked at him, smiling vaguely as Mrs Ketchum entered the room carrying a tray with two bowls of soup on it. She looked at the couple and blushed
"Sorry, I didn't realise I was interrupting" she apologised
Cassidy immediately blushed hard and lowered her head. Butch chuckled at the sight
"It's okay Mrs Ketchum you weren't interrupting"
"Please call me Delia" she insisted "Here's some soup. It's not much but it should be enough to hold you over until later"
"Thank you"
"Is there anything else I can get you?"
"Well a few painkillers would help if you have any?"
"Of course. The doctor is coming around later just to check you over, you can never be too careful now days. Although with all that's been happening recently we'll be lucky if he gets here before midnight…"
"There really is no need, we're fine" Butch assured
"Well that maybe so but we have another casualty staying with us who really does need to be checked over" She informed
"Another casualty?" Cassidy questioned
"Yes, I believe you know him… James I think it was. The poor thing, he's in pretty bad shape, hasn't woken up yet and with a gash like that on his head he'll be lucky if he ever does" She turned and began to walk out of the door. She spoke more to herself than anyone "Why on earth would anyone want to cause so much pain?"
To be continued…
Okay so I know that not many of you are fond of neoshipping but please don't flame me for it. Also please don't tell me that they are really ooc, Butch and Cassidy haven't exactly been in many episodes so its hard to say what they are really like, but this is how I'd like them to be. Just incase anyone was confused B&C were already a couple at the start of this fic.
And don't worry it will get rocketshippy again. As always please review, it's really appreciated.
Despite my best efforts I still own nothing. : (
"Well I suppose we should at least try to look for any survivors"
"Yeah, come on we might get lucky"
He sat up and opened his eyes and felt very disorientated. From the pain he was feeling he was sure he wasn't dead, not yet at least. The last thing he could remember was the walls caving in around them. He panicked and looked down beside him to see Cassidy, sleeping peacefully in the bed they shared. As soon as he laid eyes on her he felt relieved. He looked at the tranquil look on her face and decided against waking her just yet.
He looked around their surroundings unsure of what had happened and where they were. It was quite a small room, sparsely furnished. Some curtains hung over the window, a small cupboard on the left-hand side wall and a small dressing table in front of the double bed on which he was situated. He got out of bed slowly and made his way over to the window. The sun setting, barely peeking through the forest that could be seen in the distance. He looked around the landscape looking for any sign of where he could be and found none. He turned back to face the room and a little unsteadily made his way over to the dressing table. On it stood a framed photograph of a woman and a young boy. He picked it up curiously to examine it
"Hey, isn't this…?"
At that point the door to the room opened and a woman entered. He recognised her as the woman in the photograph but was sure he had never met her before. Her eyes widened at the sight of him
"Oh my, you're up already" she exclaimed
"Who are you and what are we doing here?" he demanded
She seemed to ignore his questioning "You must feel awful, you really shouldn't be up so soon after your ordeal"
"What happened?" he questioned, now unsure of what really had occurred
"Don't you remember? You were in Viridian when they attacked. The whole building came down on you. Your very lucky to be alive"
"How did we get out?"
"My son and his friends were able to dig you out and managed to carry you back to here"
"Your son?" he questioned
"Yes, Ash"
Butch stared at the woman in complete shock. Why on earth would he want to help them?! They were they evil Team Rocket weren't they? Although Ash was a few years older now, maybe he was finally able to see past the red R on their chests… he doubted it, but it was possible. At this point Cassidy began to stir, moaning his name
"Butch?" she called as she tried to sit up.
He rushed to her side just in time to catch her before she fell back down onto the bed
"It's okay Cass, I'm here" he reassured
She looked up at him through sleepy eyes then squeezed them tight shut and slowly opened them again. She looked around and looked confusedly back at him
"Where are we?"
"I was just about to ask that same question" he replied turning expectantly to the strange woman
"Oh, I'm so sorry, where are my manners? I'm Delia Ketchum and this is my home in Pallet Town. It's very nice to meet you… er…"
She stretched out her hand and he looked up at her suspiciously. It was the first lesson of Team Rocket 'Trust no one'. But as he looked into her eyes he saw nothing but sincerity. He hesitantly reached out his hand and shook hers
"Butch" he finally replied
She extended the same hand to Cassidy who took it shakily
"Cassidy" she introduced
"Well now that the formalities are over you must be starving. Stay here and rest for a while and I'll bring you something up" She left the room, quietly closing the door behind her.
They sat there in silence for a few minutes, each lost in their own thoughts. Cassidy finally turned to face him. She looked deep into his eyes and realised that she had almost lost him, that they had almost lost each other and her expression cracked. Her lip trembled and he pulled her into a tight hug
"Oh Cass, it's okay. We're both going to be fine" he soothed whilst stroking her hair as she cried into his chest.
After a while her sobs diminished and she looked up at him again. Taking a deep breath she wiped the tears from her eyes
"Sorry" she apologized "I don't know what's got into me lately… it's just… I-I don't want to lose you"
He hugged her tighter and whispered quietly into her ear
"You're never going to lose me Cassie"
She pulled away from him slightly
"But you don't know that"
"Maybe not, but then we'll just have to make every moment count won't we?"
He smirked and gently tipped her chin towards him, slowly placing his lips on hers in a gentle but loving kiss.
She pulled back and looked at him, smiling vaguely as Mrs Ketchum entered the room carrying a tray with two bowls of soup on it. She looked at the couple and blushed
"Sorry, I didn't realise I was interrupting" she apologised
Cassidy immediately blushed hard and lowered her head. Butch chuckled at the sight
"It's okay Mrs Ketchum you weren't interrupting"
"Please call me Delia" she insisted "Here's some soup. It's not much but it should be enough to hold you over until later"
"Thank you"
"Is there anything else I can get you?"
"Well a few painkillers would help if you have any?"
"Of course. The doctor is coming around later just to check you over, you can never be too careful now days. Although with all that's been happening recently we'll be lucky if he gets here before midnight…"
"There really is no need, we're fine" Butch assured
"Well that maybe so but we have another casualty staying with us who really does need to be checked over" She informed
"Another casualty?" Cassidy questioned
"Yes, I believe you know him… James I think it was. The poor thing, he's in pretty bad shape, hasn't woken up yet and with a gash like that on his head he'll be lucky if he ever does" She turned and began to walk out of the door. She spoke more to herself than anyone "Why on earth would anyone want to cause so much pain?"
To be continued…
Okay so I know that not many of you are fond of neoshipping but please don't flame me for it. Also please don't tell me that they are really ooc, Butch and Cassidy haven't exactly been in many episodes so its hard to say what they are really like, but this is how I'd like them to be. Just incase anyone was confused B&C were already a couple at the start of this fic.
And don't worry it will get rocketshippy again. As always please review, it's really appreciated.
Despite my best efforts I still own nothing. : (