i Okay here's the next chapter – this ones a bit more dramatic and though it contains nothing even remotely graphic it does suggest some violence and other less savoury behavior, which is why this story is PG-13 (Though that's probably overboard!. If you are confused it will be explained in the next chapter. /I
Chapter 2
"Meowth don't drop it!" Jessie's side was killing her but she was determined not to let that show on the outside. This meant behaving like her normal self – and that was short tempered – and also involved sitting under a tree and bossing the other two while they tried to lift a heavy vacuum into the balloon. "Hurry up, the twerps will be entering this area soon!" While they were busy wrestling with metal and tubing she quickly took two aspirin, hoping that the pain would subside soon, as the pain only served as a reminder of that terrible night and others like it…
I //"Jessie you're late, get in here!" The boss was angry, he was always angry recently –problems with the police catching up with some of his business and the like. This meant he would be even more – unpleasant – this time. She slowly walked into the room.
"Hurry up I've got important things to get on with afterwards!" He grabbed her and threw her against the filing cabinet, pressing himself against her…" ///I
"Jess!"
James' call interrupted her from her reverie.
"What!"
"You were daydreaming or something. Meowth and I are ready to go, are you coming?"
"Oh, right. Yeah." She hoisted herself slowly to her feet and started toward the balloon, but James gently took her shoulder from behind stopping her.
"Hey, are you okay?" He whispered into her ear, making her feel guilty for keeping him out of the loop and letting him think instead that she was ashamed to be a part of the team, but Giovanni made sure this was the only way.
"Yes. Lets go."
Team Rocket travelled a mile down the road until they saw the twerps picnicking on a green verge not far from the main path.
"Dis is perfickt!" Exclaimed Meowth. We can vac up their food as well!"
"Ooooh, jelly donuts!" James' eyes were looking positively heart-shaped. Meowth steered the balloon closer, so close that they could hear the voices of the 3 children below.
"Brock," they heard Ash's voice, "this lid is screwed on to tight, I'm having a bit of trouble opening it."
"Well then you better prepare for more trouble!" Jessie was right on cue.
"Yes – and make it all double!" James posed with a rose.
"To protect the world from devastation."
"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!"
"Wobbbuffet!"
"Team rocket blast off at the speed of light!" (As she recalled wobbuffet.)
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth that's right!" The cat hit a huge red button and the vacuum started. Trees bent toward the gaping hole and food started to fly up the tube. Meowth laughed wickedly as pikachu followed suit. Even the twerps had to hang on to trees to prevent from being sucked in.
"Dis is our most powerful vacuum ever!" He yelled gleefully.
Meanwhile Jessie was feeling faint. Black spots were dancing in front of her eyes and she found focussing her thoughts hard, but she still noticed Brock fiddling with something on his belt despite the fact he was struggling to hold onto a branch.
"Onix go!"
The enormous pokemon emerged from its ball. The vacuum tried to draw it in, and though it suctioned on the balloon moved to Onix rather than the other way around. It became attached as it tried to suck his head, but the nozzle being to small all it did was seal off the surrounding air. The machine spluttered and exploded and the balloon crashed to the ground. Pikachu was released, though he was covered in rice and jam and something green but unidentifiable.
"Pika piiiii!" It groaned.
A person and a pokemon emerged from under the silk of the balloon.
"Wheezing, victreebell, - GO! Hey where's Jess?" He noticed a hand from underneath another area of the silk. He swept it back. He found her but she was unconscious. "Jessie!" His voice rose in panic. He placed his hands on her shoulders "Jessie wake up!" Ash knelt the other side of Jessie.
"Is she okay?"
"Of course not! This is all your fault!"
"All my fault, you attacked us!"
"Did you get hurt!"
"No… but-"
"This isn't helping!" Misty interrupted. "We need to be proactive and get her to a doctor." She adopted an authoritarian voice, even if she felt less certain than she showed. "15 minutes down the road there is a town with a hospital. If you put Jessie on Onix we will have her there in no time."
James nodded his approval reluctantly. Brock bent down to help pick her up, but James glared at him and he backed off. James scooped her into his arms and put her on the large pokemon by himself.
"Lets go."
ISo that's the next instalment…
Thank you very much to Winged Racoon and SorrowRain for reviewing! You were so nice you made me glow. I hope you both keep reading – and don't worry, Pikachu doesn't play a major role. /i