ALTERNATE REALITY STORY 1 - WHAT LEGENDS ARE MADE OF
SAGA 1: THE LEGEND BEGINS
© Copyright 2000 by Flareon
[Read the first episode of this.]
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokémon. I wish I did, but I do not. I just write these cheesy fanfiction.
^These things^ - Means thought or psychic communication.
'Apostrophes' - Means Pokémon language deciphered into human language.
[Brackets] - Means author notes.
TheseStrangeThings - Means change of scene.
Narrator: "Last time, young Ash Ketchum from Pallet started on his Pokémon Journey. Along the way, he defeated a sky-full of Spearow and gained four new friends. He caught Butterfree, with Charmander's help, Beedrill with Charmander's help, and knocked out an annoying Fearow all by himself [we're so proud!]. Also, he saved Misty, a Water Pokémon Trainer, from certain, well, pain by hundreds of Spearow. Now with his five Pokémon and a guide, he is as ready as ever to travel into Viridian City."
Ash's voice: "Episode 2: Meet the Rockets!"
Narrator: "We find our heroes sitting on their bikes watching a shape, which appeared to be pecking up worms from the ground."
Misty: "What is it?"
Pokedex: "Pidgeotto, the bird Pokémon. The evolved form of Pidgey. Can use powerful Gust attacks to blow away enemies."
Ash: "Wow, a Pidgeotto! In the wild near Pallet?? Woah! I'm really lucky! I've always wanted a Pidgeot!"
Misty: "Who hasn't? A Pidgeot can Fly you anywhere you want to go."
Ash admitted: "That is why. Go Charmander! Go Pikachu! Go Butterfree! Go Beedrill! Go Fearow!"
Misty, puzzled: "Average Trainers usually use just one Pokémon...its too hard to use them all at the same time...you need to remember what each can do, which one is doing what, and so on...not to mention maybe accidentally killing the target..."
Ash, winking and smiling: "Watch. Charmander attack with Leer to hold it in place! Okay, Butterfree, use your Stun Spore to keep it in place! Pikachu, Thundershock! Beedrill, Fury Attack! Fearow, Screech!"
"Char!" 'Sure thing'
"Free!" 'Righto, old boy'
"Pi-ka!" 'Here we go!'
"Bzzzzz!" 'I hate birds!'
"Fear." 'Okay.'
The end result was a paralyzed Pidgeotto, dazed, slightly burnt, and almost knocked out. Beedrill was hurt a little by a Peck attack, but it wasn't KOed.
Ash: "Pokéball, go!
Ash threw the ball and Pidgeotto was sucked inside. It took three wiggles to finally slow down and Ash was at first afraid he wasn't going to catch it. But he did.
Ash: "We caught Pidgeotto!"
Pikachu: "Pika chu!" 'We sure did!'
Misty had to admit it was a pretty good strategy, if totally different from most styles. Ash was starting the second day of his journey and he already had 6 Pokemon. She did some quick calculations. At this rate, in a year he would have about 1,500 Pokémon. She was amazed. She had never known anyone with that many. How could anyone get so many Pokémon, so fast?
Ash sat down and ate breakfast. Then he called out Pidgeotto, healed it, and told it all about his plans of being a Pokémon Master and what he said Pidgeotto could do if it wanted. If Pidgeotto really wanted to, Ash would release it back into the wild. If it didn't, Pidgeotto would be his 'knight' of the Pokémon world. It agreed to join, slightly amazed its Trainer had actually asked it, as if Pidgetto was his equal.
Then Ash called out his Pokémon and set out food for them he made himself. This amazed Misty again. Pokémon Trainers usually bought the food at the store. He said he had developed it while studying in Professor Oak's lab. He knew the right mixes for pretty much each type of commonly caught Pokémon. This seemed more like a Breeder skill, but Ash insisted that the best Trainers should feed their Pokémon as well as they could. His food wasn't very creative, but it wasn't bad.
They biked along the road at about 10 miles an hour, in no rush. They liked each other's company. They had needed someone to talk to for a long time, it seemed. Misty learned all about Ash's life with Professor Oak, his mom, and Gary (for some reason, he excluded May). Misty filled Ash in about almost every Gym, and the type of Pokémon the Trainers there usually used. But she warned him that each Gym Leader might use other types to throw off the Trainers who challenged them.
"On the road to Viridian City
On the road to Viridian City, yeah
We've built a team
And we've been training all day long (long)
We're on the road, and gettin' strong
(Gettin' strong...gettin' strong)
Now here's the plan
We're gonna head down to the forest
Time to collect
Some Pokémon
(Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all)
We keep on tryin'
And then we try some more
To stay together
And find a place worth fighting for
Oh, I'm on the road
I'm on the road to Viridian City
Meet my friends along the way (I'm on the road)
On the road to Viridian City
I need a Badge for the power to play
Viridian City
I left my home
And now I seek a new horizon
But one day I'll come back
To Pallet Town
I'm on the road
To become the greatest Trainer
And I won't quit until I'm number one
We keep on tryin'
And then we try some more
To stay together
And find a place worth fighting for
Oh, I'm on the road
Meet my friends along the way
On the road to Viridian City
I need a Badge for the power to play"
They talked up until they reached Viridian City. Ash was slightly disappointed that Misty never told him of her life.
In the city they both stocked up on supplies and then went to the Pokémon Center. Ash and Misty talked about the Viridian City Gym Leader.
Misty: "He is a tough, rich old man who specializes in all sorts of Pokémon. Usually he uses strong, slow ground Pokemon, usually with a very high power level."
Ash: "Compared to the other Gym Leaders, is he one of the best, or worst?"
Misty: "Actually, I would wait a while before coming here for a badge. Most Trainers try for it last, after they have trained and captured more Pokémon."
Ash: "Okay, I-"
All of the power suddenly went out. They were in the Pokémon Center and the rejuvenation machines powered down. Everything electrical went out and emergency lights went on.
Nurse Joy: "Oh, no! There's a power outage! I can't heal the Pokémon!"
Ash, dismayed: "Crud! We've gotta find what caused this power outage! Beedrill needs healing!"
Misty: "Right!"
At the mechanical door into the Pokémon Center, but it was locked very securely. They couldn't get out.
Misty, swearing: "Maybe there's a window!"
Ash, gritting his teeth: "No, not enough time. Go Charmander! Meld through the glass and make an opening!"
Charmander did as it was told and there was soon an opening they could squeeze through. Charmander stayed out in case they needed it for something else. Viridian was a relatively small town. They split up with Ash using his 4 Flying Pokémon as surveillance, looking for broken electrical wires. After a while they concluded that no wires were harmed. They found a passing bystander and asked what the power for the city was. The man told them it is was wind power from the turbines on top of the biggest hill.
They found the wind turbines and didn't find wind. There was a calm air, which was really strange, as they were high in the air, and wind should've been blowing all the time. No wind, no power. Suddenly Ash had an idea. He told Butterfree, Pidgeotto, and Fearow to use Gust. The wind turbines sped up and there was power, but not enough. Ash sweared. Suddenly, Pikachu jumped off Ash's head and ran to the Pokémon Center.
Ash: "Hey, Pikachu, wait!"
Ash and Misty raced after Pikachu, Ash quickly recalling Charmander, Butterfree, Pidgeotto, and Fearow. Along the way they see some houses with electricity, some without. When they got to the Pokémon Center, it was not. Expecting to see Pikachu try to get inside, they were surprised when he led them to their bikes they had parked out front. Before their very eyes they saw Pikachu pop a tire on Ash's bike and take it out. Then he did to the other one.
Ash, stunned: "Pikachu, why are you destroying my tires?"
Pikachu stretched the tires and soon put one of them on the bike seat and one on the handlebars. He hopped up into a high window in the Pokémon Center, then came out with a long cable. He hooked it up to the bike with electrical tape [No one ever knows how Pikachu gets these things, and it is best to just forget about it. :)], held the other end to his cheek, and hopped up onto the handlebars. Then he motioned for Ash to sit down. Mystified, Ash did. Pikachu said to start pedaling. Finally Ash got it.
Ash, proudly and surprised: "Good thinking! We'll use your Thundershock to give the Center electrical power!"
Unbeknownst to the trio, 3 pairs of eyes watched them carefully through binoculars from above their heads.
A female voice: "Smart little rodent, isn't it?"
A male voice: "Not as smart as we are, Jess."
The people with binoculars dropped something on top of the center. As Ash started pedaling, he heard the explosion. Not letting that ruin his concentration, he kept on pedaling, harder than he usually did at top speed. Pikachu was starting to wince from the amount of electrical power charging up the electric sacks in his cheeks.
Misty heard the explosion from inside the Pokémon Center. She knew it would be trouble. She ran through the hole in the glass door and looked around. There was smoke everywhere. Suddenly she heard a voice. She could dimly see the outline of two people in the middle of the room.
Female voice: "Prepare for trouble!"
Male voice: "And make it double!"
Female voice: "To protect the world from devastation!"
Male voice: "To unite all people within our nation!"
Female voice: "To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
Male voice: "To extend our reach to the stars above."
Female voice: "Jesse!"
Male voice: "James!"
Apparently named Jesse: "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
Apparently named James: "Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
A Meowth flies down from a now-visible Meowth-shaped balloon.
Meowth: "Meowth, that's right!"
Misty: "Did YOU cause the explosion?"
Jesse, growling: "Do I detect some disrespect in your voice?"
Meowth, answering Misty's question: "Yes! (Turning to Nurse Joy) We're here for rare and valuable Pokémon. Hand over all the ones you have right now!"
Nurse Joy, angrily: "These Pokémon aren't yours! Go catch your own! Besides, this Center is only for the weak or sick Pokémon. You wouldn't want those!"
Jesse: "Yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were some jewels mixed in with all the junk!"
Misty: "Well, I won't let you!"
James, pulling out a sort of vacuum-thing: "Sorry, little girl. The Team Rocket Elite don't follow orders from anyone but the Boss. You can't do anything about it!"
James turns on his machine and Misty's Pokéballs detach from her and zoom into it.
Misty: "No! Give me back my Pokémon, now!"
Jesse, sticking out her tongue: "Why should we?"
A voice: "Because if you don't, my Pikachu will take you crooks and rocket you back to wherever you came from."
Another voice: "Pikachu!" 'So do it now!'
Misty: "Ash!"
Jesse and James turned around and saw a young man with black hair and very angry eyes walking towards them. They were about to laugh until they saw the creature beside him. It looked exactly like a Pikachu, only all of its fur was on end and a small thundercloud hung overhead its head.
Meowth: "What the..."
Ash: "You heard me! Give Misty her Pokémon. Right NOW!"
Team Rocket almost did, but they stayed brave.
James, laughing nervously: "That little electric rodent might put up a fight against Meowth..."
Meowth: "Hey!"
James: "...But it couldn't possibly beat our two most powerful Pokemon we've (almost) never lost a battle with. Go Koffing!"
Jesse: "Go Ekans!"
Two Pokemon, an Ekans and a Koffing, quite large for their species, come out of the Pokéballs. They both looked quite dangerous. Misty grew afraid for Pikachu. She knew it probably now had a huge boost of power, but it was just a small mouse and they were a large snake and a large, floating ball of gas. She also doubted Pikachu was at any high level, because Ash had only had it for less than two days. Though, Ash had told her of Damien and he might have trained Pikachu a little. Suddenly, she hears Pikachu thinking to Ash.
Ash, thinking to Pikachu, which Misty can't hear: ^Pikachu, use Thundershock if they try to attack. Direct it towards the Trainers as well as the Pokémon. Don't try to hurt, just knock them into the sky.^
Pikachu, psychically (not sure how to broadcast thoughts to just one person at the moment), which Misty can hear: ^I think I can do that...^
Jesse: "Ekans, Wrap attack!"
James: "Koffing, Poison Gas attack!"
Ekans: "Ekaaans." 'Dinner time.'
Koffing: "Koff ing, koff, koff, koffing." 'Beat the rodent. The rodent, beat the rodent.'
Misty saw something happen. Later she would dream in slow motion and find out what actually happened. It seemed Pikachu was yelling its name (which she knew meant 'Thunderbolt') as the other two Pokémon raced towards it. It blasted Koffing and Ekans back into Team Rocket and they blasted back up through the hole in the roof to the top of their balloon.
Team Rocket: "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting ooooofff..."
Ash: "Pidgeotto, go!"
Pidgeotto appeared and looked at its Trainer.
Ash: "Pidgeotto, grab the guy's vacuum-like thing and then pop a hole in the balloon and make sure it stays away by using Whirlwind!"
Pidgeotto did as directed and Misty, Ash, and Pikachu heard some distant voices as the balloon and Team Rocket were winded off.
Jesse, James, and Meowth: "Team Rocket is actually blasting oooofffff..."
Pidgeotto swooped down and handed the vacuum to Ash. He opened it and looked inside.
Ash: "Wow. There are a lot of Pokéballs in here. Misty, here. Take yours and I'll give the rest to Nurse Joy."
Misty: "I don't know which ones are mine! There are so many."
Ash: "You should have labeled yours or put your own customized stickers on them."
Misty saw he had circular stickers on each of his Pokéballs. They had a black background and lightning bolts down the middle of each.
Ash: "I put this arrow on them, pointing to the back of the sticker. That has my name, address, and phone number so that if one of these gets lost, and someone honest finds it, they can send it to Professor Oak back in Pallet Town."
Ash used Pikachu to sniff out her Pokémon and she sent each to make sure they were hers.
Ash, looking at Pikachu and swearing: "Pikachu doesn't have quite enough energy left to power up this Pokémon Center!"
Nurse Joy: "That's fine. (Calling to a Chansey) Bring all available electric Pokémon. Ash, please have Pikachu power up this rejuvenator. (As Pikachu does) Thank you. Thanks, Chance. Okay, Ash, put the electric Pokémon onto the machine."
Ash did and the Electric Pokémon became fully healed. Then Nurse Joy had them help Pikachu and they soon started up the Pokémon Center.
Nurse Joy: "Thanks, Ash. Here. As a token of our gratitude, take this."
Nurse Joy handed Ash a video cell phone.
Ash, gaping: "Really? You mean it?? Wow!! Cool! Thanks, Nurse Joy!"
Nurse Joy, smiling: "You're welcome Ash."
Ash, Misty, and Pikachu exited the Pokémon Center.
Misty, in a soft voice: "Thanks, Ash. You saved my Pokémon."
Ash, scratching his head: "Yeah, I guess I did. But Pikachu was really the one who saved the day. Anyway, let's go get some Pokémon Stickers from the Poke Mart, so you can put them on your Pokéballs."
Misty: "Okay."
They went to the store and bought stickers the same size as Ash's. They had a white background and a blue teardrop in the middle. Though Ash asked, Misty still wouldn't tell him why she chose them. They inflated back up the tires Ash had used to block the electricity he had built up for Pikachu. Then Ash called his mom.
Ash: "Hey, mom! I'm in Viridian City!"
Mom: "Ash! You're already there! It took your father three days to get to Viridian City! But you're there in one day."
Ash: "The bike helped a lot."
Mom: "I love you, Ash. Remember to put on clean underwear every single day!"
Ash: "Mom!"
Misty giggled.
Ash's mother looked behind Ash at Misty. Ash got a nervous feeling as his mom looked at Misty speculatively.
Mom: "Ash, who is this charming young woman?"
Misty, before Ash could speak, moving to the seat in front of the screen by pushing Ash over: "Hello Ms. Ketchum. My name is Misty. Your son, Ash, saved my life. He tried to refuse my help, but I owed him something. So I'm acting as his guide until he can think of something I can do for him."
Mom, looking slyly at Ash who resumed his position at the front of the videophone: "I see. Goodbye Ash, Misty."
She hung up. They left the Pokémon Center with things looking bright. Both were still wondering what that look was on Ms. Ketchum's face as she looked at Misty. Now they continue their journey on the way to Pewter City, via Viridian Forest.
Narrator: "Well, so ends the second chapter of the life of Pokémon Trainer Ash. Misty is getting even more mysterious as time goes on. Now, our heroes are going to enter the Viridian Forest. What new challenges await in this creepy woods?"
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SAGA 1: THE LEGEND BEGINS
© Copyright 2000 by Flareon
[Read the first episode of this.]
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokémon. I wish I did, but I do not. I just write these cheesy fanfiction.
^These things^ - Means thought or psychic communication.
'Apostrophes' - Means Pokémon language deciphered into human language.
[Brackets] - Means author notes.
TheseStrangeThings - Means change of scene.
Narrator: "Last time, young Ash Ketchum from Pallet started on his Pokémon Journey. Along the way, he defeated a sky-full of Spearow and gained four new friends. He caught Butterfree, with Charmander's help, Beedrill with Charmander's help, and knocked out an annoying Fearow all by himself [we're so proud!]. Also, he saved Misty, a Water Pokémon Trainer, from certain, well, pain by hundreds of Spearow. Now with his five Pokémon and a guide, he is as ready as ever to travel into Viridian City."
Ash's voice: "Episode 2: Meet the Rockets!"
Narrator: "We find our heroes sitting on their bikes watching a shape, which appeared to be pecking up worms from the ground."
Misty: "What is it?"
Pokedex: "Pidgeotto, the bird Pokémon. The evolved form of Pidgey. Can use powerful Gust attacks to blow away enemies."
Ash: "Wow, a Pidgeotto! In the wild near Pallet?? Woah! I'm really lucky! I've always wanted a Pidgeot!"
Misty: "Who hasn't? A Pidgeot can Fly you anywhere you want to go."
Ash admitted: "That is why. Go Charmander! Go Pikachu! Go Butterfree! Go Beedrill! Go Fearow!"
Misty, puzzled: "Average Trainers usually use just one Pokémon...its too hard to use them all at the same time...you need to remember what each can do, which one is doing what, and so on...not to mention maybe accidentally killing the target..."
Ash, winking and smiling: "Watch. Charmander attack with Leer to hold it in place! Okay, Butterfree, use your Stun Spore to keep it in place! Pikachu, Thundershock! Beedrill, Fury Attack! Fearow, Screech!"
"Char!" 'Sure thing'
"Free!" 'Righto, old boy'
"Pi-ka!" 'Here we go!'
"Bzzzzz!" 'I hate birds!'
"Fear." 'Okay.'
The end result was a paralyzed Pidgeotto, dazed, slightly burnt, and almost knocked out. Beedrill was hurt a little by a Peck attack, but it wasn't KOed.
Ash: "Pokéball, go!
Ash threw the ball and Pidgeotto was sucked inside. It took three wiggles to finally slow down and Ash was at first afraid he wasn't going to catch it. But he did.
Ash: "We caught Pidgeotto!"
Pikachu: "Pika chu!" 'We sure did!'
Misty had to admit it was a pretty good strategy, if totally different from most styles. Ash was starting the second day of his journey and he already had 6 Pokemon. She did some quick calculations. At this rate, in a year he would have about 1,500 Pokémon. She was amazed. She had never known anyone with that many. How could anyone get so many Pokémon, so fast?
Ash sat down and ate breakfast. Then he called out Pidgeotto, healed it, and told it all about his plans of being a Pokémon Master and what he said Pidgeotto could do if it wanted. If Pidgeotto really wanted to, Ash would release it back into the wild. If it didn't, Pidgeotto would be his 'knight' of the Pokémon world. It agreed to join, slightly amazed its Trainer had actually asked it, as if Pidgetto was his equal.
Then Ash called out his Pokémon and set out food for them he made himself. This amazed Misty again. Pokémon Trainers usually bought the food at the store. He said he had developed it while studying in Professor Oak's lab. He knew the right mixes for pretty much each type of commonly caught Pokémon. This seemed more like a Breeder skill, but Ash insisted that the best Trainers should feed their Pokémon as well as they could. His food wasn't very creative, but it wasn't bad.
They biked along the road at about 10 miles an hour, in no rush. They liked each other's company. They had needed someone to talk to for a long time, it seemed. Misty learned all about Ash's life with Professor Oak, his mom, and Gary (for some reason, he excluded May). Misty filled Ash in about almost every Gym, and the type of Pokémon the Trainers there usually used. But she warned him that each Gym Leader might use other types to throw off the Trainers who challenged them.
"On the road to Viridian City
On the road to Viridian City, yeah
We've built a team
And we've been training all day long (long)
We're on the road, and gettin' strong
(Gettin' strong...gettin' strong)
Now here's the plan
We're gonna head down to the forest
Time to collect
Some Pokémon
(Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all)
We keep on tryin'
And then we try some more
To stay together
And find a place worth fighting for
Oh, I'm on the road
I'm on the road to Viridian City
Meet my friends along the way (I'm on the road)
On the road to Viridian City
I need a Badge for the power to play
Viridian City
I left my home
And now I seek a new horizon
But one day I'll come back
To Pallet Town
I'm on the road
To become the greatest Trainer
And I won't quit until I'm number one
We keep on tryin'
And then we try some more
To stay together
And find a place worth fighting for
Oh, I'm on the road
Meet my friends along the way
On the road to Viridian City
I need a Badge for the power to play"
They talked up until they reached Viridian City. Ash was slightly disappointed that Misty never told him of her life.
In the city they both stocked up on supplies and then went to the Pokémon Center. Ash and Misty talked about the Viridian City Gym Leader.
Misty: "He is a tough, rich old man who specializes in all sorts of Pokémon. Usually he uses strong, slow ground Pokemon, usually with a very high power level."
Ash: "Compared to the other Gym Leaders, is he one of the best, or worst?"
Misty: "Actually, I would wait a while before coming here for a badge. Most Trainers try for it last, after they have trained and captured more Pokémon."
Ash: "Okay, I-"
All of the power suddenly went out. They were in the Pokémon Center and the rejuvenation machines powered down. Everything electrical went out and emergency lights went on.
Nurse Joy: "Oh, no! There's a power outage! I can't heal the Pokémon!"
Ash, dismayed: "Crud! We've gotta find what caused this power outage! Beedrill needs healing!"
Misty: "Right!"
At the mechanical door into the Pokémon Center, but it was locked very securely. They couldn't get out.
Misty, swearing: "Maybe there's a window!"
Ash, gritting his teeth: "No, not enough time. Go Charmander! Meld through the glass and make an opening!"
Charmander did as it was told and there was soon an opening they could squeeze through. Charmander stayed out in case they needed it for something else. Viridian was a relatively small town. They split up with Ash using his 4 Flying Pokémon as surveillance, looking for broken electrical wires. After a while they concluded that no wires were harmed. They found a passing bystander and asked what the power for the city was. The man told them it is was wind power from the turbines on top of the biggest hill.
They found the wind turbines and didn't find wind. There was a calm air, which was really strange, as they were high in the air, and wind should've been blowing all the time. No wind, no power. Suddenly Ash had an idea. He told Butterfree, Pidgeotto, and Fearow to use Gust. The wind turbines sped up and there was power, but not enough. Ash sweared. Suddenly, Pikachu jumped off Ash's head and ran to the Pokémon Center.
Ash: "Hey, Pikachu, wait!"
Ash and Misty raced after Pikachu, Ash quickly recalling Charmander, Butterfree, Pidgeotto, and Fearow. Along the way they see some houses with electricity, some without. When they got to the Pokémon Center, it was not. Expecting to see Pikachu try to get inside, they were surprised when he led them to their bikes they had parked out front. Before their very eyes they saw Pikachu pop a tire on Ash's bike and take it out. Then he did to the other one.
Ash, stunned: "Pikachu, why are you destroying my tires?"
Pikachu stretched the tires and soon put one of them on the bike seat and one on the handlebars. He hopped up into a high window in the Pokémon Center, then came out with a long cable. He hooked it up to the bike with electrical tape [No one ever knows how Pikachu gets these things, and it is best to just forget about it. :)], held the other end to his cheek, and hopped up onto the handlebars. Then he motioned for Ash to sit down. Mystified, Ash did. Pikachu said to start pedaling. Finally Ash got it.
Ash, proudly and surprised: "Good thinking! We'll use your Thundershock to give the Center electrical power!"
Unbeknownst to the trio, 3 pairs of eyes watched them carefully through binoculars from above their heads.
A female voice: "Smart little rodent, isn't it?"
A male voice: "Not as smart as we are, Jess."
The people with binoculars dropped something on top of the center. As Ash started pedaling, he heard the explosion. Not letting that ruin his concentration, he kept on pedaling, harder than he usually did at top speed. Pikachu was starting to wince from the amount of electrical power charging up the electric sacks in his cheeks.
Misty heard the explosion from inside the Pokémon Center. She knew it would be trouble. She ran through the hole in the glass door and looked around. There was smoke everywhere. Suddenly she heard a voice. She could dimly see the outline of two people in the middle of the room.
Female voice: "Prepare for trouble!"
Male voice: "And make it double!"
Female voice: "To protect the world from devastation!"
Male voice: "To unite all people within our nation!"
Female voice: "To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
Male voice: "To extend our reach to the stars above."
Female voice: "Jesse!"
Male voice: "James!"
Apparently named Jesse: "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
Apparently named James: "Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
A Meowth flies down from a now-visible Meowth-shaped balloon.
Meowth: "Meowth, that's right!"
Misty: "Did YOU cause the explosion?"
Jesse, growling: "Do I detect some disrespect in your voice?"
Meowth, answering Misty's question: "Yes! (Turning to Nurse Joy) We're here for rare and valuable Pokémon. Hand over all the ones you have right now!"
Nurse Joy, angrily: "These Pokémon aren't yours! Go catch your own! Besides, this Center is only for the weak or sick Pokémon. You wouldn't want those!"
Jesse: "Yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were some jewels mixed in with all the junk!"
Misty: "Well, I won't let you!"
James, pulling out a sort of vacuum-thing: "Sorry, little girl. The Team Rocket Elite don't follow orders from anyone but the Boss. You can't do anything about it!"
James turns on his machine and Misty's Pokéballs detach from her and zoom into it.
Misty: "No! Give me back my Pokémon, now!"
Jesse, sticking out her tongue: "Why should we?"
A voice: "Because if you don't, my Pikachu will take you crooks and rocket you back to wherever you came from."
Another voice: "Pikachu!" 'So do it now!'
Misty: "Ash!"
Jesse and James turned around and saw a young man with black hair and very angry eyes walking towards them. They were about to laugh until they saw the creature beside him. It looked exactly like a Pikachu, only all of its fur was on end and a small thundercloud hung overhead its head.
Meowth: "What the..."
Ash: "You heard me! Give Misty her Pokémon. Right NOW!"
Team Rocket almost did, but they stayed brave.
James, laughing nervously: "That little electric rodent might put up a fight against Meowth..."
Meowth: "Hey!"
James: "...But it couldn't possibly beat our two most powerful Pokemon we've (almost) never lost a battle with. Go Koffing!"
Jesse: "Go Ekans!"
Two Pokemon, an Ekans and a Koffing, quite large for their species, come out of the Pokéballs. They both looked quite dangerous. Misty grew afraid for Pikachu. She knew it probably now had a huge boost of power, but it was just a small mouse and they were a large snake and a large, floating ball of gas. She also doubted Pikachu was at any high level, because Ash had only had it for less than two days. Though, Ash had told her of Damien and he might have trained Pikachu a little. Suddenly, she hears Pikachu thinking to Ash.
Ash, thinking to Pikachu, which Misty can't hear: ^Pikachu, use Thundershock if they try to attack. Direct it towards the Trainers as well as the Pokémon. Don't try to hurt, just knock them into the sky.^
Pikachu, psychically (not sure how to broadcast thoughts to just one person at the moment), which Misty can hear: ^I think I can do that...^
Jesse: "Ekans, Wrap attack!"
James: "Koffing, Poison Gas attack!"
Ekans: "Ekaaans." 'Dinner time.'
Koffing: "Koff ing, koff, koff, koffing." 'Beat the rodent. The rodent, beat the rodent.'
Misty saw something happen. Later she would dream in slow motion and find out what actually happened. It seemed Pikachu was yelling its name (which she knew meant 'Thunderbolt') as the other two Pokémon raced towards it. It blasted Koffing and Ekans back into Team Rocket and they blasted back up through the hole in the roof to the top of their balloon.
Team Rocket: "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting ooooofff..."
Ash: "Pidgeotto, go!"
Pidgeotto appeared and looked at its Trainer.
Ash: "Pidgeotto, grab the guy's vacuum-like thing and then pop a hole in the balloon and make sure it stays away by using Whirlwind!"
Pidgeotto did as directed and Misty, Ash, and Pikachu heard some distant voices as the balloon and Team Rocket were winded off.
Jesse, James, and Meowth: "Team Rocket is actually blasting oooofffff..."
Pidgeotto swooped down and handed the vacuum to Ash. He opened it and looked inside.
Ash: "Wow. There are a lot of Pokéballs in here. Misty, here. Take yours and I'll give the rest to Nurse Joy."
Misty: "I don't know which ones are mine! There are so many."
Ash: "You should have labeled yours or put your own customized stickers on them."
Misty saw he had circular stickers on each of his Pokéballs. They had a black background and lightning bolts down the middle of each.
Ash: "I put this arrow on them, pointing to the back of the sticker. That has my name, address, and phone number so that if one of these gets lost, and someone honest finds it, they can send it to Professor Oak back in Pallet Town."
Ash used Pikachu to sniff out her Pokémon and she sent each to make sure they were hers.
Ash, looking at Pikachu and swearing: "Pikachu doesn't have quite enough energy left to power up this Pokémon Center!"
Nurse Joy: "That's fine. (Calling to a Chansey) Bring all available electric Pokémon. Ash, please have Pikachu power up this rejuvenator. (As Pikachu does) Thank you. Thanks, Chance. Okay, Ash, put the electric Pokémon onto the machine."
Ash did and the Electric Pokémon became fully healed. Then Nurse Joy had them help Pikachu and they soon started up the Pokémon Center.
Nurse Joy: "Thanks, Ash. Here. As a token of our gratitude, take this."
Nurse Joy handed Ash a video cell phone.
Ash, gaping: "Really? You mean it?? Wow!! Cool! Thanks, Nurse Joy!"
Nurse Joy, smiling: "You're welcome Ash."
Ash, Misty, and Pikachu exited the Pokémon Center.
Misty, in a soft voice: "Thanks, Ash. You saved my Pokémon."
Ash, scratching his head: "Yeah, I guess I did. But Pikachu was really the one who saved the day. Anyway, let's go get some Pokémon Stickers from the Poke Mart, so you can put them on your Pokéballs."
Misty: "Okay."
They went to the store and bought stickers the same size as Ash's. They had a white background and a blue teardrop in the middle. Though Ash asked, Misty still wouldn't tell him why she chose them. They inflated back up the tires Ash had used to block the electricity he had built up for Pikachu. Then Ash called his mom.
Ash: "Hey, mom! I'm in Viridian City!"
Mom: "Ash! You're already there! It took your father three days to get to Viridian City! But you're there in one day."
Ash: "The bike helped a lot."
Mom: "I love you, Ash. Remember to put on clean underwear every single day!"
Ash: "Mom!"
Misty giggled.
Ash's mother looked behind Ash at Misty. Ash got a nervous feeling as his mom looked at Misty speculatively.
Mom: "Ash, who is this charming young woman?"
Misty, before Ash could speak, moving to the seat in front of the screen by pushing Ash over: "Hello Ms. Ketchum. My name is Misty. Your son, Ash, saved my life. He tried to refuse my help, but I owed him something. So I'm acting as his guide until he can think of something I can do for him."
Mom, looking slyly at Ash who resumed his position at the front of the videophone: "I see. Goodbye Ash, Misty."
She hung up. They left the Pokémon Center with things looking bright. Both were still wondering what that look was on Ms. Ketchum's face as she looked at Misty. Now they continue their journey on the way to Pewter City, via Viridian Forest.
Narrator: "Well, so ends the second chapter of the life of Pokémon Trainer Ash. Misty is getting even more mysterious as time goes on. Now, our heroes are going to enter the Viridian Forest. What new challenges await in this creepy woods?"
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