A Bug Problem

Far, far away from the bug catching contest crowd that was filling up Azalea town rapidly with each passing second. Far from the mountains where the dreaded Preadacon, Tarantulas was resurrected and rebuilt. There exists a truly enormous building built in the brightest coats of silver, steel, and concrete. It was a massive building secluded all on its very own island. On the front of the monstrous sized structure there was a large gray steel banner.

The name labeled on the banner was the same name that was incorporated on large car sized signboard on the island's edge. It read in bold metallic letters "Reborn Inc." a very wealthy and powerful science facility. Each man and woman working tireless days within that monster of a building was striving to create the next step in advancing up the evolutionary latter. State of the art bio-technology of all sorts were being manufactured and tested.

Reborn Inc. is the leading seller in fire arms, bio weapons, and mutations. Their experiments conclude nothing but more deadlier designs to make this world a better home for them to take over. Inside the president of Reborn Inc. was just getting out of a meeting, the shadowed man walked to an elevator. Already in the elevator was a tall man with a bald head, piercing green eyes, a thick face, and a tiny red goatee adorning his big bone chin.

The shadowed man beside the bald man clicked his steel claw against the buttons of the elevator as it hummed, slowly bringing them down. The steel claw hand was in fact the very same iron fist that ruled over Team Tech along with Matic and Electra. The bald man sweated a bit at seeing his fearless and fearsome leader, standing right beside him. Even if the bald man is his assistant and right hand man, one cannot help but be alert at all times.

Dr. Claw grinned "I take it you have news for me Mr. Goland?".

Goland nodded "Yes sir, I do. I must say your looking very well today sir, the pillar of strength and brilliance that surrounds you never seems to fade".

Dr. Claw chuckled "Why thank you Goland, your too kind. But enough ass kissing my friend, we got work to do. Now tell me your progress".

Goland coughed "Agents 1 and 2 are already hunting after the lost android, hopefully they should capture it quite soon. We also have located the candidates for your next projects".

Dr. Claw smirked "So far so good Mr. Goland. Tell me has our unwanted guest still following the Ketchum boy?".

Goland replied "Yes sir. He believes the boy is solely responsible for the murder, if Team Tech doesn't destroy him, our guest will".

Dr. Claw scowled angrily "I wouldn't trust those nitwits with an egg let alone one of my prized works of art. I think it's time we brought in the big guns".

Goland blinked "Sir?".

Dr. Claw frowned "That boy ruined my career, defeated Team Rocket, killed Mewthree, and has taken every curve ball I've sent at him. If I don't kill him now he will become a threat to both me and this company".

Goland persisted "But sir our special guest is on the way, not to mention the android".

Dr. Claw shook his head "I am not a gambler Mr. Goland nor am I one to ignore problems and let them grow. I'm calling up The Mad Radicals".

Goland gasped "But sir you know how devoted I am sir, but the Mad Radicals are too dangerous sir. I worry too much for your safety to".

Quickly turning his icy cold black eyes to his assistant, the dark doctor clanged his steel claw against the elevator door. Bashing a massive claw sized hole into it, causing the elevator to stop, and the doors to shake open. Goland gulped a swallow of fear as he simply nodded to his dark master.

Goland sweated as he nodded "I'll summon the Mad Radicals at once sir, forgive me".

As Dr. Claw exited the elevator, he quickly entered the shadowed seclusion of his massive officer. There the mad man smiled a truly most insidiously evil smile as he grabbed the phone with his one good hand. Immediately dialing on the phone before bringing it to his lips, and speaking evilly.

Dr. Claw smirked "Agent T? I have another job for you".

Meanwhile back at the bug catching contest.

"I choose you Noctowl" Ash shouted as the Pokeball dropped to the ground and unleashed his feathery friend. Noctowl cooed and hooted as he flapped his red multicolored wings into the air, and slammed a powerful fly attack right into a Ledyba. The lady bug like Pokemon beeped in pain before collapsing into the ground, Ash smirked and shouted "Parkball Go". The green ball struck the stunned Pokemon, absorbed it, and finally captured it.

"GAHH keep it away SOMEBODY" Misty shrieked and squealed, cowering behind James for protection. Brock groaned "Misty for god's sake it's a monitor screen, that bug was no where near you". Slowly but wearily none the less, Misty clopped her shaky red shoes back to her seat next to Brock. Her bare legs and knees were knocking almost as loud as her chattering teeth, Misty squeaked "1 mile 1 thousand miles it's still a, a.b-b-b-bug".

Jesse rolled her eyes "I can't believe this twerp, she has no problem beating the crap out of us every time but a little bug and she becomes a basket case". Misty snarled "Hey I am not a basket case I just don't like those disgusting crawling things okay?". James blinked and looked down at Misty's seat, there was a Paras rubbing against the girl's bare calf flesh on her legs. Misty turned blue in the face and asked Brock, "Uh Brock did you just feel that?".

Brock turned to her with a puzzled look replying "Feel what? Don't think it's me my hands aren't even near you". Misty gulped and sweat dropped, shaking nervously as the crawling sensation continued up her bare legs. Totally sure it was no longer anyone's hands, the water trainer frightfully realized that it could mean only one thing. "WAHHHHHH" Misty screamed a booming shriek that soared higher then the highest flying Fearow could go.

Ash winced as he held his ears hearing the shriek even from being so far away, he chuckled "Looks like Misty just found another bug". A rustle of leaves suddenly turned the dark haired boy's attention to the nearest bush. Sweat drops trickled down his forehead from what massive bug beast might emerge next, perhaps taking his new Noctowl instead of Pikachu was a mistake. Then a voice came from the bush "Electrabuzz, Electrabuzz YAY".

Ash collapsed with grief as he grumbled "There's only one nut job I know that cheers for a baseball team that sucks". Purple hair popped out of those rustling bushes, a young smooth skinned girl blinked purple eyes gently, wearing a bright yellow striped baseball uniform and a yellow cap to boot. That girl was Casey, the cutie faced fanatic of the Pokemon league baseball team known as the Electrabuzz. Ash had met her during his 4 year journey.

Casey smiled "Hey Ash looks like you made the bug catching contest after all", Ash smiled and laughed back "Wouldn't miss it for the world Casey. I didn't know you'd be able to make it all the way here to Johto", blinking to the young Pokemon master she simply answered "It's not too far ya know. In fact you probably covered most of Johto without knowing it, I mean it's the nearest state when you come off of Orange Islands". Ash gasped out.

Misty asked curiously "Hey Brock who's that base ball dressed little hussie that's with my Ash?". Brock laughed "Jealous are we?" Misty huffed "Of course not just.want to know who she is that's all". Brock explained who Casey was considering the video camera was focusing on Ash and Casey, at that point in time. He explained of her baseball spirit, her love for yellow striped Pokemon, and of course who she met Ash during his long journey.

Shadowy figures buzzed loudly onto the massive monitor screen, it came into view. Yellow stripes, red bug eyes, fluttering wings, stingers, it had to be Ash/Casey/Misty "A BEEDRILL". Ash smirked "This one is all mine" Casey replied "If he's yellow and striped he's mine all the way", Misty "I HATE BUUUGS AHHHH" the cerulean trainer screamed before fainting. James blinked "Actually she's quite funny to watch when she freaks out".

Ash attacked first "Noctowl start things off with your razor wind", the owl Pokemon flapped his wings and set forth a gush of high razor sharp winds. The powerful force slammed Beedrill into a tree with a buzzing thud, Casey saw her spot and whistled for her Chikorita. "Use skull bash" Casey said. Beedrill flashed red eyes and fluttered its insect wings to try and escape, Chikorita skull bashed the tree in half. It collapsed right on top of Beedrill.

Casey smirked "Sorry Ash but this prize is all mine", Ash frowned "God I hope I was never that cocky before I became a Pokemon master". As the arguing between the 2 continued, the pinned Beedrill began its own assault. Using it's buzzing senses, wings, and antenna it fired a painfully screeching loud super sonic. Shattering the eardrums of both trainers and their Pokemon. Beedrill used this chance to squeeze himself free from the tree.

"Oh no you don't Noctowl use your lock on and then quick attack" Ash commanded. The glare in the flying owl creature's eyes was unmistakable as it flashed its orbs to connect with the eyes of the fleeing Beedrill. And with the bug Pokemon's body already heavily damaged from the razor wind, the quick attack easily blunted a direct blow to Beedrill. Ash cheered "Yes now Parkball go", Casey "AH Chikorita grab the Beedrill with your vine whip".

But speed and time were not on the young girl's side, for just as the bell rung for the timer being up. It distracted both her and her Chikorita in the split second amount of time Ash needed, for his ball to capture the Beedrill. Once engulfed in the red energy, the buzzing bee vanished from sight into the ball. It shook a few times but shortly subsided as the beaming red light showed. Ash leapt from his sneaker feet cheering "YES all right I caught a Beedrill".

Casey "Hey no fair that buzzer rang before you caught that Beedrill, and besides you already caught a Ledyba so you can't bring both to the judges". Ash grinned as he hopped the ball up and down in his green gloved hands, "I'll use keep the Beedrill and let loose the Ledyba then, simple as that". Pouts and moans were all that followed the 2 as they ran up to the stage. In all honest aspects of it, Ash wanted to keep Ledyba more then the Beedrill.

But the young master knew that the other trainers would no doubt have caught bigger bugs, like a Scizor or a Forretress. Beedrill was one of the bigger fully evolved Pokemon, so it was the best he could hope so. Misty finally awoke from her bug blue faced nightmare to see Ash and Casey enter the main stage. She cheered and blue kisses to her young love shouting, "Yeah Ash go show that trollop who's boss". Ash blushed very nervously.

Casey asked Ash while her teeth angrily ground together, "Who is that?" "Just smile and wave I'll tell you later" Ash replied in the same manner. But as the 2 trainers had arrived onto the stage something wrong was noticed. "Uh are you guys the only ones that made it back?" the announcer asked puzzled. It had been at least 5 minutes past the deadline of the time limit, and shockingly out of 12 trainers only Ash and Casey had made it back.

Pikachu watched the stage officials run into the forest, hopefully to find the other trainers. His yellow ears twitched with danger as he murmured "Pika pi Pikachu". Meowth blinked "Huh Pikachu says something is wrong, like there's some big bad thingy in the forest that's keeping the other trainers". Jesse yawned bored "The little bugged out babies probably just got lost, you guys make it sound like a crisis or something". Pikachu sweated nervously.

One trainer girl came running towards an official, her green pig tails bobbing as she squeaked out "HEY help someone help me, a monster is after MMF". Right before the officials could spot or even hear her weak voiced shrills for help, a pair of sinister brick red claws snatched her into the dark shadows. The officials shrugged and left the woods, unable to notice the last second struggles of a girl's muffled screams. A limp body dropped out of the bush.

The green haired girl's eyes in a helpless mindless gaze, drool trickling out of her mumbling messed up lips. The clanking shadow of metal and steel clunked away from the girl's brain dead body. Her limbs wrapped up in spider webs like a puny little fly. Behind her was in fact a trail of the brainless bodies, all 10 of the trainers left on the ground brainless, and lifeless. Tarantulas chuckled to himself as he watched from the bushes.

Casey groaned "Look the forest isn't THAT big let's just showcase our caught Pokemon, and they can do theirs when they get back. Ash was about to suggest something until a scampering yellow mouse was running out of the crowd, and was charging towards the stage. It was Pikachu. Immediately the panicky Pikachu pleaded "Pikachu chu pika, pika, Pi, pi Pikachu". The words came out loud & clear to Ash's mind, as well of the immense danger.

Immediately extending his bare arms from his blue coat, Ash Ketchum once again played the role of a hero as he grabbed Casey and the announcer. Leaping right off the stage just as it was engulfed in a massive, and immensely powerful explosion. Gasps of fear and screams of panic came from the crowds as they began to run away. Ash, Casey, and the announcer landed safely on the ground, they turned back to see a ghastly steel shadow.

"Ladies and gentlemen..Tarantulas is back in town, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

To be continued..