Chapter Three
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Pokemon, except the ones I made up (you'll know which ones). So, read and enjoy! Don't forget to review!!!
"I can just see Viridian City." Yuri shouted back to Ash from the front of her 4-wheeler.
"Do you have your Pokemon ready?" Ash called back to everybody else. They all nodded.
Once in Viridian City, Officer Jenny stopped them. "Halt! Just what do you think you're doing? I need to see some I.D. before you can go any farther."
"Um, Officer Jenny, isn't the Pokemon Lab being robbed?" Yuri asked as she took off her helmet.
"Well, I don't know. Nobody reported that a robbery was taking place. Go check it out and call me if there is anything happening." Officer Jenny said as she let Yuri, Chikara, and Kuro pass. "Just don't make too much noise. People have to sleep, mind you."
"Yes, ma'am. Thanks!" Kuro said as she passed through last.
Racing down the same road, Yuri first caught a glimpse of the Pokemon Lab of Viridian City. "There it is!"
"Then let's go!" Ash called back.
Yuri stopped in front of the Pokemon Lab. Chikara followed, as did Kuro. Ash, Brock and Misty began to run up the steps without waiting for Yuri, Chikara and Kuro.
"Who's doing this?!" Ash shouted. Suddenly, an explosion from a close- by room went off. Ash covered Misty on the floor, while Brock just dropped down and covered his head.
"What was that?!" Kuro asked as she, followed by her brother and sister, ran inside.
"It looks like they have this place armed. We better be careful." Ash said as he stood up. "Let's go down that hallway."
"Right!" everybody agreed.
As they began to run down the hallway, they heard Pokemon cries.
"What was that?" Chikara asked. They heard a low bark.
"That sounds like a.. Arcanine!" Yuri said. She strained her ears to hear more.
".I can't believe that the scheme worked! It was a total and complete success!" a familiar voice said.
".no kidding, Jessie. The boss is gonna love us!" another familiar voice added.
"Let's just get outta here before the twerps show up!"
"Doesn't that sound a lot like.?" Ash asked Misty and Brock.
"Team Rocket!" Misty and Brock agreed at the same time. Everybody began to run in the direction from which they heard the voices.
"Stop right there!" Ash called from the smoke into the room.
"Who's there?" Jessie called from inside the room.
"It's the twerps!" Ash replied. Everybody got a sweat drop on the back of their heads.
"Oh, well.. Prepare for trouble!" Jessie started.
"And make it double!" James continued.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!" Team Rocket's talking cat, Meowth, finished.
"Every single time.." Ash said with a sigh. "What are you guys doing here, anyway?!"
"Just capturing some rare and valuable Pokemon for the boss!" James said.
"Hold it right there. We won't let you go without a Pokemon fight." Kuro said, stepping out of the smoke.
"Who's that?" Jessie and James asked at the same time.
"We're with Ash. So, do you want to battle?" Kuro asked with bravery.
"Fine, little girl. 3 against 3?" Jessie asked as she readied her PokeBall with Arbok in it.
"Okay with me. Go, Kingdra!" Kuro shouted as she threw her PokeBall in front of her.
"King! Kingdra!" Kingdra cried.
"Go, Arbok!" Jessie shouted as she, too, threw her PokeBall. "Use Poison Sting!"
"Char-bok!" Arbok cried as it released thousands of poisonous needles from its mouth.
"Kingdra, Bubble Beam!" Kuro instructed. Kingdra released bubbles from its mouth to block the poison needles. "Great! Now use Hydro Pump!" Kingdra then released a water stream from its mouth, aiming at Arbok. It hit him with a hard impact, pushing Arbok into the wall.
"Arbok, return!" Jessie called. "James, it's your turn."
"Right. Go, Weezing!" James called out his Pokemon.
"It's my turn now. Go, Meganium!" Chikara called as he released Chikorita's third Pokemon stage. "Use Vine Whip!" Meganium released 2 vines from its neck and wrapped them around Weezing. It then continued to slam Weezing into the ground countless times. "Now, finish it! Use Razor Leaf!" Meganium finished the fight by releasing 2 razor-sharp leaves from its neck.
"Return, Weezing! Go, Victrebell!" James shouted as he threw his last PokeBall on the ground. Victrebell then decided to chew on James's head, just as it usually does. "Get them, not me! Get off me, you dumb leaf!"
"Okay, you wanna fight grass with grass? I'm sorry I can't help you in that department, but I think I could help if you ever get cold." Yuri said as Chikara decided to let her fight after he was done. "Go, Ninetails!"
"Nine!" Ninetails cried.
"Use Fire Blast!" Yuri instructed. Ninetails gathered air in its mouth and released a butt-load of fire. The fire caught Victrebell, who was finally off of James's head. Victrebell fainted, and fell to the ground.
"Return, Victrebell." James called back.
"Just because you fainted all of our Pokemon doesn't mean we're just going to give up, you know." Jessie said.
"I'd beg to differ. Pikachu, Thunder Bolt!" Ash commanded. Pikachu charged his electric sacks on his cheeks and released a bolt of electricity. It shocked Jessie, James and Meowth, sending them flying into the air.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Jessie, James and Meowth shouted at the same time.
"Wobbuffett!" Jessie's dopey Pokemon, Wobbuffett, shouted after Team Rocket.
"That was odd. Jessie and James usually do a lot more than that. I wonder what's gotten into them." Ash said as he, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara started to leave the Pokemon Lab.
"No kidding. Hey, shouldn't there've been a Professor or something in the Lab?" Misty asked.
"Now that you mention it, it does seem odd. Well, let's just get back to Pallet Town." Chikara said. Yuri hopped on her 4-wheeler with Ash on the back again. Kuro got on hers and let Brock ride again, as did Chikara with Misty.
Back in Pallet Town, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara stopped their 4-wheelers in the front yard.
"Let's head back to the party. Our parents are going to be so worried about us." Kuro said with a sigh. "I hate it when they're worried about us."
As Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara walked back into the party, Mrs. Ketchum, Beverly and Derek all ran up to their children. Well, Mrs. Ketchum ran up to Ash, Misty and Brock.
"Are you guys okay?" Mrs. Ketchum asked.
"Yeah, mom, we're fine!" Ash said.
"If we weren't fine, would we be here right now?" Kuro asked.
"I guess not. anyway, Professor Oak and Tracey left to go back to the Pokemon Lab. He says he wants you to meet him at the Lab tomorrow." Beverly said.
"Okay. Well, I guess we'll be heading in. The party's almost over, and we're wore out." Yuri said as she yawned.
"Okay, well, good night." Mrs. Ketchum said as she walked back to her house. Most of the party guests left, as well, so Beverly and Derek began to clean up.
"So, we'll see you tomorrow?" Chikara asked.
"Yeah. Hey, why don't you guys come with us to the Pokemon Lab tomorrow?" Ash suggested.
"Sounds great! We'll meet you at your house at 11:00, okay?" Yuri asked.
"Sure. Well, goodnight!" Ash said as he, Misty and Brock went back to the Ketchum house.
"Night." Yuri said as she, Kuro and Chikara walked back to their house.
~The Next Morning~
"Ash, honey!" Mrs. Ketchum called up the stairs. "Yuri, Kuro and Chikara are here!"
"Ash, wake up!" Misty shouted into Ash's ear. Sure enough, that woke him up.
"Misty! What was that for?!" Ash screamed.
"Well, it's 11:10, and Yuri, Kuro and Chikara are downstairs waiting. Me and Brock already had breakfast. So, get your lazy butt downstairs so we can go meet with Professor Oak!" Misty explained as she stomped out of Ash's room and back downstairs.
About 10 minutes later, Ash came running down the stairs. "Sorry to keep everybody waiting. So, let's go!"
"He sure is a morning person, isn't he?" Yuri asked.
"Not particularly. I think it's because you're here, Yuri." Brock teased.
"That's probably true!" Kuro agreed, laughing along with Brock.
"CAN WE JUST GET GOING?!" Ash and Yuri shouted to Kuro and Brock at the same time.
As Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara walked into the Pokemon Lab, Tracey ran up to greet them.
"Are you guys here to see Professor Oak?" Tracey asked.
"Yeah. My mom said last night that it sounded pretty important. Is he here?" Yuri asked.
"He's somewhere in the Lab. Let me find him for you. You guys can come on inside." Tracey said as he walked out of the way so Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara could walk inside.
"Professor! We're here!" Ash called.
"Oh, well, hello there, Ash! Hello, everybody!" Professor Oak called back from upstairs. "If you'll just give me a moment, I'll tell you why I called everybody here."
After another 20 minutes, Professor Oak finally came down to talk to everybody. Tracey went back to feeding the Pokemon.
"Right. Sorry to keep you waiting, everybody!" Professor Oak said as he walked to the group, who were already sitting down on the floor like little kids, waiting to hear a story.
"It's no problem! So, about last night, when were in the Pokemon Lab in Viridian City. We were just wondering why there wasn't a Professor there. I mean, don't you think he or she would've tried to stop Team Rocket?" Ash asked.
"Yes, about that. It seems the Professor was in Olivine City in Johto at the time. He was having somebody else look after his Pokemon while he was away. Apparently, the person watching the Pokemon couldn't make it in time to help. So, Team Rocket tried to steal some rare Pokemon." Professor Oak explained.
"Well, why was the other Professor in Olivine City?" Brock asked.
"I have no idea. He didn't contact me or Professor Elm. It's a mystery." Professor Oak replied while in deep thought.
"Professor? You might want to come and see this!" Tracey's voice echoed.
"What is it?" Professor Oak echoed back.
"It's a news report of the Pokemon Lab in Viridian City last night! They're saying something about the Professor!" Tracey replied.
"Let's go see what it's about." Ash said as he and everybody else got up and ran to the television.
'While away from the Pokemon Lab in Viridian City, Professor Arthur Willow was in Olivine City. When newscasters went to Olivine City in Johto to try and look for him, he had disappeared.' the news anchor reported.
"He disappeared?" Yuri asked.
'A man in a work suit who is to be nameless was the last person who saw Professor Arthur Willow before he disappeared.'
"That sounds like Giovanni! Only he would do something this drastic to keep Team Rocket in business." Misty said.
"But Team Rocket isn't stationed in Johto OR Kanto anymore. Where could they be?" Ash asked.
"You guys better go. There may be some clues in a new country with some new towns. It's called Banto. That might be where Team Rocket is now stationed. You may leave whenever you're ready." Professor Oak said.
"Right. Well, we'll meet you here tomorrow so we can get ready today. Bye, Professor Oak! Bye, Tracey!" Ash said as he walked out the door.
"Wait a moment, Chikara and Kuro. Would you stay behind? I've got something I would like to ask you." Professor Oak said. Chikara and Kuro looked at each other, and then back at Professor Oak.
"Sure, Professor." Chikara said as he and Kuro walked back inside the Pokemon Lab.
~~Next Chapter: It seems like Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Chikara and Kuro are on a new adventure! Who knows if they'll find any clues to the disappearance of Professor Willow. Plus, why did Professor Oak want Chikara and Kuro to stay behind for a moment? Stay tuned to find out!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Pokemon, except the ones I made up (you'll know which ones). So, read and enjoy! Don't forget to review!!!
"I can just see Viridian City." Yuri shouted back to Ash from the front of her 4-wheeler.
"Do you have your Pokemon ready?" Ash called back to everybody else. They all nodded.
Once in Viridian City, Officer Jenny stopped them. "Halt! Just what do you think you're doing? I need to see some I.D. before you can go any farther."
"Um, Officer Jenny, isn't the Pokemon Lab being robbed?" Yuri asked as she took off her helmet.
"Well, I don't know. Nobody reported that a robbery was taking place. Go check it out and call me if there is anything happening." Officer Jenny said as she let Yuri, Chikara, and Kuro pass. "Just don't make too much noise. People have to sleep, mind you."
"Yes, ma'am. Thanks!" Kuro said as she passed through last.
Racing down the same road, Yuri first caught a glimpse of the Pokemon Lab of Viridian City. "There it is!"
"Then let's go!" Ash called back.
Yuri stopped in front of the Pokemon Lab. Chikara followed, as did Kuro. Ash, Brock and Misty began to run up the steps without waiting for Yuri, Chikara and Kuro.
"Who's doing this?!" Ash shouted. Suddenly, an explosion from a close- by room went off. Ash covered Misty on the floor, while Brock just dropped down and covered his head.
"What was that?!" Kuro asked as she, followed by her brother and sister, ran inside.
"It looks like they have this place armed. We better be careful." Ash said as he stood up. "Let's go down that hallway."
"Right!" everybody agreed.
As they began to run down the hallway, they heard Pokemon cries.
"What was that?" Chikara asked. They heard a low bark.
"That sounds like a.. Arcanine!" Yuri said. She strained her ears to hear more.
".I can't believe that the scheme worked! It was a total and complete success!" a familiar voice said.
".no kidding, Jessie. The boss is gonna love us!" another familiar voice added.
"Let's just get outta here before the twerps show up!"
"Doesn't that sound a lot like.?" Ash asked Misty and Brock.
"Team Rocket!" Misty and Brock agreed at the same time. Everybody began to run in the direction from which they heard the voices.
"Stop right there!" Ash called from the smoke into the room.
"Who's there?" Jessie called from inside the room.
"It's the twerps!" Ash replied. Everybody got a sweat drop on the back of their heads.
"Oh, well.. Prepare for trouble!" Jessie started.
"And make it double!" James continued.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!" Team Rocket's talking cat, Meowth, finished.
"Every single time.." Ash said with a sigh. "What are you guys doing here, anyway?!"
"Just capturing some rare and valuable Pokemon for the boss!" James said.
"Hold it right there. We won't let you go without a Pokemon fight." Kuro said, stepping out of the smoke.
"Who's that?" Jessie and James asked at the same time.
"We're with Ash. So, do you want to battle?" Kuro asked with bravery.
"Fine, little girl. 3 against 3?" Jessie asked as she readied her PokeBall with Arbok in it.
"Okay with me. Go, Kingdra!" Kuro shouted as she threw her PokeBall in front of her.
"King! Kingdra!" Kingdra cried.
"Go, Arbok!" Jessie shouted as she, too, threw her PokeBall. "Use Poison Sting!"
"Char-bok!" Arbok cried as it released thousands of poisonous needles from its mouth.
"Kingdra, Bubble Beam!" Kuro instructed. Kingdra released bubbles from its mouth to block the poison needles. "Great! Now use Hydro Pump!" Kingdra then released a water stream from its mouth, aiming at Arbok. It hit him with a hard impact, pushing Arbok into the wall.
"Arbok, return!" Jessie called. "James, it's your turn."
"Right. Go, Weezing!" James called out his Pokemon.
"It's my turn now. Go, Meganium!" Chikara called as he released Chikorita's third Pokemon stage. "Use Vine Whip!" Meganium released 2 vines from its neck and wrapped them around Weezing. It then continued to slam Weezing into the ground countless times. "Now, finish it! Use Razor Leaf!" Meganium finished the fight by releasing 2 razor-sharp leaves from its neck.
"Return, Weezing! Go, Victrebell!" James shouted as he threw his last PokeBall on the ground. Victrebell then decided to chew on James's head, just as it usually does. "Get them, not me! Get off me, you dumb leaf!"
"Okay, you wanna fight grass with grass? I'm sorry I can't help you in that department, but I think I could help if you ever get cold." Yuri said as Chikara decided to let her fight after he was done. "Go, Ninetails!"
"Nine!" Ninetails cried.
"Use Fire Blast!" Yuri instructed. Ninetails gathered air in its mouth and released a butt-load of fire. The fire caught Victrebell, who was finally off of James's head. Victrebell fainted, and fell to the ground.
"Return, Victrebell." James called back.
"Just because you fainted all of our Pokemon doesn't mean we're just going to give up, you know." Jessie said.
"I'd beg to differ. Pikachu, Thunder Bolt!" Ash commanded. Pikachu charged his electric sacks on his cheeks and released a bolt of electricity. It shocked Jessie, James and Meowth, sending them flying into the air.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Jessie, James and Meowth shouted at the same time.
"Wobbuffett!" Jessie's dopey Pokemon, Wobbuffett, shouted after Team Rocket.
"That was odd. Jessie and James usually do a lot more than that. I wonder what's gotten into them." Ash said as he, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara started to leave the Pokemon Lab.
"No kidding. Hey, shouldn't there've been a Professor or something in the Lab?" Misty asked.
"Now that you mention it, it does seem odd. Well, let's just get back to Pallet Town." Chikara said. Yuri hopped on her 4-wheeler with Ash on the back again. Kuro got on hers and let Brock ride again, as did Chikara with Misty.
Back in Pallet Town, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara stopped their 4-wheelers in the front yard.
"Let's head back to the party. Our parents are going to be so worried about us." Kuro said with a sigh. "I hate it when they're worried about us."
As Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara walked back into the party, Mrs. Ketchum, Beverly and Derek all ran up to their children. Well, Mrs. Ketchum ran up to Ash, Misty and Brock.
"Are you guys okay?" Mrs. Ketchum asked.
"Yeah, mom, we're fine!" Ash said.
"If we weren't fine, would we be here right now?" Kuro asked.
"I guess not. anyway, Professor Oak and Tracey left to go back to the Pokemon Lab. He says he wants you to meet him at the Lab tomorrow." Beverly said.
"Okay. Well, I guess we'll be heading in. The party's almost over, and we're wore out." Yuri said as she yawned.
"Okay, well, good night." Mrs. Ketchum said as she walked back to her house. Most of the party guests left, as well, so Beverly and Derek began to clean up.
"So, we'll see you tomorrow?" Chikara asked.
"Yeah. Hey, why don't you guys come with us to the Pokemon Lab tomorrow?" Ash suggested.
"Sounds great! We'll meet you at your house at 11:00, okay?" Yuri asked.
"Sure. Well, goodnight!" Ash said as he, Misty and Brock went back to the Ketchum house.
"Night." Yuri said as she, Kuro and Chikara walked back to their house.
~The Next Morning~
"Ash, honey!" Mrs. Ketchum called up the stairs. "Yuri, Kuro and Chikara are here!"
"Ash, wake up!" Misty shouted into Ash's ear. Sure enough, that woke him up.
"Misty! What was that for?!" Ash screamed.
"Well, it's 11:10, and Yuri, Kuro and Chikara are downstairs waiting. Me and Brock already had breakfast. So, get your lazy butt downstairs so we can go meet with Professor Oak!" Misty explained as she stomped out of Ash's room and back downstairs.
About 10 minutes later, Ash came running down the stairs. "Sorry to keep everybody waiting. So, let's go!"
"He sure is a morning person, isn't he?" Yuri asked.
"Not particularly. I think it's because you're here, Yuri." Brock teased.
"That's probably true!" Kuro agreed, laughing along with Brock.
"CAN WE JUST GET GOING?!" Ash and Yuri shouted to Kuro and Brock at the same time.
As Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara walked into the Pokemon Lab, Tracey ran up to greet them.
"Are you guys here to see Professor Oak?" Tracey asked.
"Yeah. My mom said last night that it sounded pretty important. Is he here?" Yuri asked.
"He's somewhere in the Lab. Let me find him for you. You guys can come on inside." Tracey said as he walked out of the way so Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara could walk inside.
"Professor! We're here!" Ash called.
"Oh, well, hello there, Ash! Hello, everybody!" Professor Oak called back from upstairs. "If you'll just give me a moment, I'll tell you why I called everybody here."
After another 20 minutes, Professor Oak finally came down to talk to everybody. Tracey went back to feeding the Pokemon.
"Right. Sorry to keep you waiting, everybody!" Professor Oak said as he walked to the group, who were already sitting down on the floor like little kids, waiting to hear a story.
"It's no problem! So, about last night, when were in the Pokemon Lab in Viridian City. We were just wondering why there wasn't a Professor there. I mean, don't you think he or she would've tried to stop Team Rocket?" Ash asked.
"Yes, about that. It seems the Professor was in Olivine City in Johto at the time. He was having somebody else look after his Pokemon while he was away. Apparently, the person watching the Pokemon couldn't make it in time to help. So, Team Rocket tried to steal some rare Pokemon." Professor Oak explained.
"Well, why was the other Professor in Olivine City?" Brock asked.
"I have no idea. He didn't contact me or Professor Elm. It's a mystery." Professor Oak replied while in deep thought.
"Professor? You might want to come and see this!" Tracey's voice echoed.
"What is it?" Professor Oak echoed back.
"It's a news report of the Pokemon Lab in Viridian City last night! They're saying something about the Professor!" Tracey replied.
"Let's go see what it's about." Ash said as he and everybody else got up and ran to the television.
'While away from the Pokemon Lab in Viridian City, Professor Arthur Willow was in Olivine City. When newscasters went to Olivine City in Johto to try and look for him, he had disappeared.' the news anchor reported.
"He disappeared?" Yuri asked.
'A man in a work suit who is to be nameless was the last person who saw Professor Arthur Willow before he disappeared.'
"That sounds like Giovanni! Only he would do something this drastic to keep Team Rocket in business." Misty said.
"But Team Rocket isn't stationed in Johto OR Kanto anymore. Where could they be?" Ash asked.
"You guys better go. There may be some clues in a new country with some new towns. It's called Banto. That might be where Team Rocket is now stationed. You may leave whenever you're ready." Professor Oak said.
"Right. Well, we'll meet you here tomorrow so we can get ready today. Bye, Professor Oak! Bye, Tracey!" Ash said as he walked out the door.
"Wait a moment, Chikara and Kuro. Would you stay behind? I've got something I would like to ask you." Professor Oak said. Chikara and Kuro looked at each other, and then back at Professor Oak.
"Sure, Professor." Chikara said as he and Kuro walked back inside the Pokemon Lab.
~~Next Chapter: It seems like Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Chikara and Kuro are on a new adventure! Who knows if they'll find any clues to the disappearance of Professor Willow. Plus, why did Professor Oak want Chikara and Kuro to stay behind for a moment? Stay tuned to find out!