Disclaimer: I dun own any of the characters except Shita, the rest belongs
to . . . erm, those guys in Japan.
Author's Note: I won't be updating as much as I used to . . . oh well. Thanks to all who reviewed once again!
Chapter Ten: The Rich and the Poor
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"Pidgeotto, use gust attack now!" Ash yelled.
Pidgeotto soared up into the air, and flapped her wings rapidly. Spike was nearly thrown off his feet from the wind attack. Next, Ash commanded Pidgeotto to use sand attack.
Now Spike's hair was crazier than ever, and full of sand. His clothes and skin were covered up as well, making him look something like a bizarre sandman.
He also looked VERY angry.
Pidgeotto soared down to finish him off with the 'Fly' attack, but just went she got close enough, BAM! Spike rammed his fist into her face.
Pidgeotto was knocked backward, but Spike wasn't finished. He kicked Pidgeotto as well.
As Ash returned Pidgeotto, he had to admit he was impressed. Spike had just knocked out one of his pokemon in two hits.
"That's was easy. . ." Spike said, getting into a fighting position. "What have you got next, Ketchum?"
Ash gritted his teeth, taking out a pokeball, ready to finish the battle now. "I choose you, Snorlax!"
Spike raised an eyebrow at the huge creature that had appeared before him. It let out a yawn.
"Snorlax, use Body Slam!" Ash commanded dramatically.
By now a crowd had formed around them, and a dorky reporter was taking pictures. It was slightly embarrassing for Spike when he yelled out and ran out of the way of the attack. Snorlax got back up and used ice punch, which (Luckily for Spike) Missed as well.
Spike kicked Snorlax in the gut, only to find its middle strangely rubbery. Snorlax didn't seem affected at all. "Snorlax, Hyper Beam!" Ash yelled.
Spike dodged and punched Snorlax in the face. Snorlax responded by flattening him with a Body Slam, this time successful. Ash took his chance and returned Snorlax before turning and running for it, leaving Spike groaning, now flat as a pancake.
~*~*~*
An hour later, Ash left a grocery store, the last of his Woo Longs spent. He carried his backpack down a couple of blocks, then down into an alleyway.
"I'm back!" Ash called. Pikachu, Snorlax, Bulbasaur, Pidgeotto, and Charizard were all leaning against a wall, trying not to squish each other. Ash opened up his backpack and gave the food he had bought earlier to them.
Lapras had already been fed; she was fine with eating seaweed from the nearby ocean. (There always seems to be an awful lot of oceans in Cowboy Bebop . . . oh well, convenient for Ash, eh?) The only real problem was keeping her hidden. Already someone had run off claiming that 'The Loch Ness Monster' had returned.
Ash had gotten Pikachu and Bulbasaur apples, Snorlax two watermelons, (Which was the reason he was now broke,) Charizard a turkey, Pidgeotto some sunflower seeds and a hotdog for himself.
Ash sighed heavily as he watched them eat. Pikachu still hadn't fully recovered. Pidgeotto had developed a black eye. Charizard had a large scrap on his wing from when he had gone into a tantrum.
'If only there was a Pokemon Center nearby...' Ash thought sadly.
Snorlax grabbed for a leg from Charizard's lunch, already finished with his watermelon. Charizard punched him in the face and used his flame thrower to warm up the turkey. Disappointed, Snorlax tried to steal Bulbasaur's apple.
"Hold on Snorlax!" Ash yelled, running in front of him. He looked at his untouched candy bar and sighed.
"Here, you can have this . . . now I know it's been hard, you guys, but this is going to be our last Meal for a while. . ."
The pokemon froze, starring at him, and then all began to complain in their own language at the same time.
"Calm down!" Ash moaned, a tear falling down his cheek, "I just need to get another job somewhere! I'll find a way to get you guys food, I promise!"
~*~*~*
"Hey Spike, your ba- da hell?? ALRIGHT THAT'S IT!! WE'RE GOING BACK TO MARS!!! NO MORE CHASING ASH AROUND!!!!"
Spike sighed heavily as Jet began to rant and tear at what little hair he had left. He brushed a bit of sand out of his fuzzy green mess. "Oh well . . ."
He went off to take a shower, only to find it occupied. "Don't take all the hot water!" He yelled.
Spike could hear Faye snicker from inside.
Groaning, he waked down into the living room and turned on the TV.
Ash's picture came on the news; it was the same one they had used on big shot. Ash was holding out a pokeball, his mouth wide open, as if he was yelling something. It was in this instant that Ash had been returning Charizard.
"Ash Ketchum, now known as 'Monster Boy', was found attacking a bounty hunter in order to escape from the police with a gigantic pigeon. His bounty has now been raised to 6395,100.90 Woo Longs."
Spike turned off the TV. "Jet, before you set the course, could you take in mind that if we catch this kid, we'll be rich?"
Spike was answer with "WHO CARES! THEY CAN RAISE THE BOUNTY TO A MILLION, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO END UP KILLED BY AN 11 YEAR OLD!"
". . . actually, they raised it to six million three hundred ninety-five thousand one hundred . . ." "WHAAAAAAAAAT?"
". . . and ninety cents."
Jet looked at Spike. "That much? That's a lot of money . . . ah, to hell with it, let's do it . . . but I'm helping out with you and Faye. Last thing we need is a funeral."
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Hope you liked this chapter!! : CD
Author's Note: I won't be updating as much as I used to . . . oh well. Thanks to all who reviewed once again!
Chapter Ten: The Rich and the Poor
'
"Pidgeotto, use gust attack now!" Ash yelled.
Pidgeotto soared up into the air, and flapped her wings rapidly. Spike was nearly thrown off his feet from the wind attack. Next, Ash commanded Pidgeotto to use sand attack.
Now Spike's hair was crazier than ever, and full of sand. His clothes and skin were covered up as well, making him look something like a bizarre sandman.
He also looked VERY angry.
Pidgeotto soared down to finish him off with the 'Fly' attack, but just went she got close enough, BAM! Spike rammed his fist into her face.
Pidgeotto was knocked backward, but Spike wasn't finished. He kicked Pidgeotto as well.
As Ash returned Pidgeotto, he had to admit he was impressed. Spike had just knocked out one of his pokemon in two hits.
"That's was easy. . ." Spike said, getting into a fighting position. "What have you got next, Ketchum?"
Ash gritted his teeth, taking out a pokeball, ready to finish the battle now. "I choose you, Snorlax!"
Spike raised an eyebrow at the huge creature that had appeared before him. It let out a yawn.
"Snorlax, use Body Slam!" Ash commanded dramatically.
By now a crowd had formed around them, and a dorky reporter was taking pictures. It was slightly embarrassing for Spike when he yelled out and ran out of the way of the attack. Snorlax got back up and used ice punch, which (Luckily for Spike) Missed as well.
Spike kicked Snorlax in the gut, only to find its middle strangely rubbery. Snorlax didn't seem affected at all. "Snorlax, Hyper Beam!" Ash yelled.
Spike dodged and punched Snorlax in the face. Snorlax responded by flattening him with a Body Slam, this time successful. Ash took his chance and returned Snorlax before turning and running for it, leaving Spike groaning, now flat as a pancake.
~*~*~*
An hour later, Ash left a grocery store, the last of his Woo Longs spent. He carried his backpack down a couple of blocks, then down into an alleyway.
"I'm back!" Ash called. Pikachu, Snorlax, Bulbasaur, Pidgeotto, and Charizard were all leaning against a wall, trying not to squish each other. Ash opened up his backpack and gave the food he had bought earlier to them.
Lapras had already been fed; she was fine with eating seaweed from the nearby ocean. (There always seems to be an awful lot of oceans in Cowboy Bebop . . . oh well, convenient for Ash, eh?) The only real problem was keeping her hidden. Already someone had run off claiming that 'The Loch Ness Monster' had returned.
Ash had gotten Pikachu and Bulbasaur apples, Snorlax two watermelons, (Which was the reason he was now broke,) Charizard a turkey, Pidgeotto some sunflower seeds and a hotdog for himself.
Ash sighed heavily as he watched them eat. Pikachu still hadn't fully recovered. Pidgeotto had developed a black eye. Charizard had a large scrap on his wing from when he had gone into a tantrum.
'If only there was a Pokemon Center nearby...' Ash thought sadly.
Snorlax grabbed for a leg from Charizard's lunch, already finished with his watermelon. Charizard punched him in the face and used his flame thrower to warm up the turkey. Disappointed, Snorlax tried to steal Bulbasaur's apple.
"Hold on Snorlax!" Ash yelled, running in front of him. He looked at his untouched candy bar and sighed.
"Here, you can have this . . . now I know it's been hard, you guys, but this is going to be our last Meal for a while. . ."
The pokemon froze, starring at him, and then all began to complain in their own language at the same time.
"Calm down!" Ash moaned, a tear falling down his cheek, "I just need to get another job somewhere! I'll find a way to get you guys food, I promise!"
~*~*~*
"Hey Spike, your ba- da hell?? ALRIGHT THAT'S IT!! WE'RE GOING BACK TO MARS!!! NO MORE CHASING ASH AROUND!!!!"
Spike sighed heavily as Jet began to rant and tear at what little hair he had left. He brushed a bit of sand out of his fuzzy green mess. "Oh well . . ."
He went off to take a shower, only to find it occupied. "Don't take all the hot water!" He yelled.
Spike could hear Faye snicker from inside.
Groaning, he waked down into the living room and turned on the TV.
Ash's picture came on the news; it was the same one they had used on big shot. Ash was holding out a pokeball, his mouth wide open, as if he was yelling something. It was in this instant that Ash had been returning Charizard.
"Ash Ketchum, now known as 'Monster Boy', was found attacking a bounty hunter in order to escape from the police with a gigantic pigeon. His bounty has now been raised to 6395,100.90 Woo Longs."
Spike turned off the TV. "Jet, before you set the course, could you take in mind that if we catch this kid, we'll be rich?"
Spike was answer with "WHO CARES! THEY CAN RAISE THE BOUNTY TO A MILLION, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO END UP KILLED BY AN 11 YEAR OLD!"
". . . actually, they raised it to six million three hundred ninety-five thousand one hundred . . ." "WHAAAAAAAAAT?"
". . . and ninety cents."
Jet looked at Spike. "That much? That's a lot of money . . . ah, to hell with it, let's do it . . . but I'm helping out with you and Faye. Last thing we need is a funeral."
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Hope you liked this chapter!! : CD