Disclaimer: I don't own pokèmon!

A/N: I'm leaving for a lakehouse in Wisconsin on Saturday so I won't be around for a while! I'll try to explain everyone's questions when I get back. It's hard to switch the whole anime around, you know? Maybe you don't ^^ Thanks for the reviews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Review please!!!

~ Kasagi Onaso

~! Switched !~

* Team Rocket *

"So this is the Gym," Misty said, staring up. "Grass pokèmon?"

"Yeah," said Ash, smiling. "I bet I could beat him if I wanted to with my fire pokèmon."

"What makes you so sure it's a he?" said Misty, glancing at him accusingly before entering the Gym. Ash glanced back, challenging her to a staring contest. Misty stared into his eyes intensely. "Leggo," she muttered to Eevee as she pulled on Misty's jeans.

"Hello!" Misty blinked and looked away.

"I won!" cried Ash, grinning triumphantly at Misty. She stuck her tongue at him before turning to where the voice had come from.

"I'm Erika Hana," said the girl, smiling widely. "Who're you?"

"I'm Misty Waterflower," said Misty, smiling. "And I've come for the Pewter City Badge!"

"I'm sorry," said Erika, looking down sorrowfully. "But I can't battle you for it right now. See, my Oddish and Bellsprout are missing."

"Missing?" said Ash and Misty in unison.

"Yes. I'm afraid they were taken by Team Rocket."

"What's Team Rocket?" asked Misty, bewildered, as Ash shook his head disapprovingly.

"I was sure they were disbanded last year," said Ash, tapping his chin.

"No, they're back," said Erika, looking at the ground forlornly.

"We'll get them back for you!" declared Misty, stepping forward.

"Wha--?" said Ash, looking taken back.

"We'll get them back for you, Erika!" repeated Misty, swinging her arm and pointing to the door. "Let's go Ash!"

"You don't even know where they are."

"Oh, yeah. Eh-heh-heh-heh-heh!" laughed Misty, blushing. "Do you know where they are?" Ash rolled his eyes and Erika suppressed a giggle.

"No."

"They were rather clumsy," said Erika. "And they had a talking Abra with them!"

"Talking?" gasped Misty, eyes gleaming. "All right! This is so cool!"

"They went into Viridian forest," said Erika fearfully. "Oh, please get my pokèmon back!"

"We will! Come on, Ash!" Misty grabbed Ash's wrist in her gloved hand and pulled him out the door. They stopped in front of the Forest and Misty felt Ash trembling slightly beneath her grip. "You're trembling," said Misty, looking at the boy. He shot a look at her and yanked his hand out of her grip.

"Let's get this over with," she heard him mumble as he stormed into the Forest.

"Fine." Misty rolled her eyes and followed him, Eevee trailing behind her. "Team Rocket!" She shouted, cupping her mouth with her hands.

"Shut up!" Ash snapped, putting a hand over her mouth. "You want to catch them by surprise." Misty peeled his hand from her mouth.

"What's the fun if you can't FIND them?" Ash said nothing and sneaked behind a tree. "Fine. Don't answer," Misty mumbled and hid next to him.

"Stupid twerps," she heard a low feminine voice growl. "I heard them call us."

"We'll find them," growled a bass male voice.

"I dear say," she heard a metallic British-accented voice purr. "I think I sense them hiding in this area."

"Use your psychic Abra," snapped the feminine voice.

"Quick," whispered Ash and grabbed her hand. Misty flushed as he pulled her through the forest. "This way."

"They're getting away!" the male voice growled.

"Hello! Where do you think you're going?" Misty screamed and Ash gasped as the Abra teleported itself in front of the two. Eevee growled menacingly. "They're over here."

"Prepare for trouble!" said the feminine voice from behind them.

"And make that double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Sabrina!" A tall, slim, royal purple-haired woman stepped out from behind a tree.

"Lt. Surge!" An even taller massively-muscular man with spiky yellow hair stepped out from a tree opposite of Sabrina.

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Jolly good," said the Abra, crossing its glinting gold arms. "Hand over that Eevee. It'll make a good collection to the two we've already gotten."

"We're here to get 'em back so hand 'em over!" demanded Misty, holding out her hand.

"We can't do that," snapped Lt. Surge, eyes narrowing. "The boss would kill us." Sabrina remained silent, her odd violet eyes staring at the two. Misty shivered slightly and returned her glare to the Abra. Two pokèballs appeared in its claws and it began to juggle them, its slit-like eyes seeming to stare at Misty.

"It you'd like them, come and retrieve them." Misty lunged forward and cried out as she hit the ground. The Abra appeared behind her, still juggling the pokèballs. "Too slow." The pokèballs suddenly flew forward as the Abra was hit from behind.

"Growlithe ember attack!"

"Eevee tackle!" The Abra was caught in between the two attacks and was sandwiched helplessly. It fell forward, almost fainted. Misty scooped the two pokèballs in her hand and leapt forward.

"Misty go!" she heard Ash yell. She whipped around, being this the first time he had called her by her name and the urgency in his voice. Lt. Surge stood between Ash and her.

"Ash!" There was a slight sound behind her and when she turned around, her nose was almost buried in Sabrina's chest. "GYAH!" she yelled and stumbled back. Sabrina stared coldly down at her. "Eh-hum," Misty coughed. "Go Pidgeotto!"

"Go Zubat," said Sabrina in her low, flat voice.

"Gust attack, now!"

"Pidge-JO!" cried Pidgeotto and threw a large gust at the small bat pokèmon. The Zubat screeched loudly and Misty covered her ears, wincing.

"Leech life."

"Sand-attack!" The small attack did nothing on the big bird and sand was flung into the opponent's eyes. "Gust!" The Zubat fainted and Sabrina returned it, glowering.

"Come on, Surge," she growled. "It's not worth it. Teleport Abra!"

"Jolly good," said the Abra and Sabrina and Surge disappeared.

"Are you okay?" cried Misty, running forward. Ash winced up at her, a small smile toying with his mouth.

"I'm fine. You had better beat Erika, that's all I'm saying." Misty giggled and helped him up.

"Come on. I bet Erika has some bandages for your cuts." Ash smiled and they walked out of the Forest.

* * * * *

"Oh! You bought them back!" cried Erika, clapping her hands delightedly. "That's awesome! Okay! Let's battle, Misty!"

"Right!"

"Go Oddish!"

"Go Eevee! Tackle now!" Soon, the Oddish was fainted and Eevee paralyzed. After Misty's Pidgeotto beat Erika's Bellsprout, (A/N: way too lazy to write the whole battle. It would've been boring anyway ^^'), Erika handed her the Rainbow Badge.

"That was a great battle," said Erika, winking. "But I don't know how to thank you for helping me find my pokèmon. Oh! I know! You can have this TM. It contains Mega Drain." Misty took it gratefully.

"Thanks!"

"Um," said Erika, looking up from the ground. "Do you think I could come with you?"

"What?" asked Misty, startled.

"Do you think I could come with you? My older sister, Becca, could take over for me. Her pokèmon are better, anyway." Misty smiled widely.

"Sure! That would be great!"

"Yeah," mumbled Ash, rolling his eyes. "Great."

"Are you her boyfriend or something?" snapped Erika, glaring at him. They both blushed.

"No way!" cried Ash and Misty glared at him. "I'm following her until she gives me my bike back."

"Oh. What happened?"

"Let's go and I'll tell you," said Misty, putting the new Badge on her left suspender. So they left and Misty told Erika about the Pidgey and the thunderstorm.

* * * * *

"What a climb," panted Misty, nearly crawling out of Mount Moon. In her left hand she clutched a wide moonstone, which glistened brightly.

"Never…doing…that…again," groaned Erika, following Misty.

"Wow! Cerulean City!" exclaimed Misty suddenly, pointing ahead. "Great! Maybe I can use my new Clefairy!"

"I can't believe you caught that thing," snorted Ash as they made their way into the city. "I don't even know why it's a pokèmon. It looks like a pink pillow."

"Well it is," shot Misty, looking for a Gym. "Well, this Gym Leader shouldn't be too hard to beat. After all, my pokèmon have grown a lot."

"That's true," said Ash. "But you might not have a type advantage this time."

"Just you wait," growled Misty and stormed into the Gym. "OH, NO!" she shouted as she looked at one of the two giant pillars at the entrance of the Gym. "May's already beaten the Leader! We've gotta hurry!"

"Calm down, Misty!" said Erika, inspecting the Gym. "Hmm. It looks like they have lightning types."

"Wha??? Oh, shoot. Then Pidgeotto won't be too handy then, will she? Or Spearow…That leaves Clefairy, Caterpie and Eevee. Oh, and Mankey too…"

"I can't believe that dumb bug hasn't evolved yet," mumbled Ash.

"Me neither," said Misty with a frown. "Oh, well. Maybe it will this time. Let's go!"

"Hi!" greeted a girl with turquoise hair pulled up into two spiky pig-tails. At her feet lay a bright pink Ditto. "I'm the Leader, Duplica. Are you here to try and get the Badge?"

"Yeah!" said Misty, smiling. "I'm Misty."

"Nice to meet you! I like battling with those cute little mouse pokèmon, Pikachu. Cute pokèmon are so much fun! That's why all my pokèmon are really cute. But don't think that just because they're so irresistibly cute that they're weak. My pokèmon will shock you! Well, let's start! Go-o-o Pikachu!"

"She talks even more than that other girl," said Ash, sounding surprised. "Heh. That's girls for yeh." Misty shot him a look.

"Go Mankey! Low kick!" Pikachu cried out and flew along the ground. "Good! Scratch!" Three angry red marks appeared on Pikachu's face.

"Thundershock!" Soon, two of her three pokèmon were fainted. "Hmm…Go Ditto!"

"Eevee!"

"Transform!" The Ditto shimmered and twisted until an almost exact duplicate of Eevee stood in front of them. "Eh," sighed Duplica. It was perfect except for the eyes, which were still two vertical black dots. "We're working on that."

"Tail whip!"

"Vee!"

"Tackle!" The Eevee/Ditto cried out and backed away, its cheek and side stinging. "Tackle!" The Ditto fainted and Duplica hurriedly returned it.

"Rats. I guess you won the Thunder Badge. Here you go! And as a prize, take this TM. It contains thunderbolt."

"Wow! Thanks! I told you I'd win," said Misty smugly, looking at Ash. He rolled his eyes.

"Luck."

"I thought it was great!" said Erika, smiling. "I loved her pokèmon."

"Well, looks like Viridian's next," said Misty. Ash froze.

"Uh, wait," he stammered. "Maybe we should go somewhere else instead." Misty raised an eyebrow and looked at him suspiciously.

"Why?" He flushed.

"Uh, because. I don't want to go to Vermilion."

"Well there's a Gym there so we HAVE to go!" pleaded Misty. "Come on, Ash! Let's go!" Ash hesitated and then nodded. "Thanks!" Misty cried and clenched her fist. "HEHEH! We have to get moving and get there before May does. Oh, I'm going to beat that Gym Leader…" Her voice trailed off as she walked away, Erika and Ash staring after her.

"Is she always like this?" asked Erika.

"Uh, unfortunately."

"Well let's go. I don't think she could find Vermilion if it was right in front of her."

"You're right." So the two followed Misty down the road to Vermilion.

Well how'd you like the 'switched' Rockets? A bit scary? LOL! Well I had fun, that's all I'm saying. Well, see you guys in a week ^^' please review and make me smiley when I get back! Review! Eighteen? Dare I ask??? Thanks!

~ Kasagi Onaso