The First Awakening
Chapter Six
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"...so that's what we do?" Nurse Joy finished questioning.
"I think so." Brock replied. He stood up and unlocked the door. Immediately, Max ran in and shut the door. He looked up at Brock, panting slightly.
"May's on a rampage!" He cried out. "She found that jar of yours that you gave Togepi some food out of and read the label. Even she's got enough brains to see that the label implies that her Togepi isn't hers at all." Brock and Nurse Joy sweatdropped.
"So much for breaking to her gently..." Max gawked at the breeder and nurse in front of him. His eyes were wide behind his glasses as he tried to calm down and listen to what Brock and Joy had to tell him.
Brock informed Max about Togepi's past with Misty. The hatching he found fascinating, and Max was mesmerized by its attacks. He found it hilarious that they had mistaken its attacks for Psyduck's, saying, "I would have been able to tell the difference!" Then Nurse Joy started talking.
Brock and Max listened closely to her explanation. A few months before, she said, she had received a call from her third cousin once removed in Cerulean City. She had called to gossip, as she usually did. This time, she was telephoning to tell about the problem the Cerulean Gym Leaders were having. It seemed that the youngest hadn't wanted to be a gym leader in the first place, but had been forced to when the others went on a trip around the world. Once they were back, it turned out she wanted to stay a gym leader. Daisy, Lily, and Violet had eventually made a compromise - she could be the official gym leader, if she would first be another gym leader's assistant for a year, or until they decided she was good enough to be a gym leader on her own. "My cousin was also calling to ask if I thought Wallace would take an assistant." Nurse Joy continued. "Misty was allowed to choose which gym she would want to train at first, but she needed a group of gyms to choose from. Wallace would gladly accept an assistant, so I let her know. Later on, I found out which other gyms had been in the list."
As Nurse Joy continued to reveal, the Trovita Gym eagerly awaited Misty as an assistant, which caused Brock to snort and mumble "I wouldn't doubt that" as did the Coastline Gym, even though it wasn't an official gym. Sootopolis was the last one. Apparently, the Cerulean Joy had said, Misty was incredibly interested in a Hoenn Gym, causing Brock to chuckle so Sootopolis was the obvious choice. She had been quite an asset to the gym, her water Pokémon doing very well in gym battles, her Psyduck especially giving a surprise ending to any match "I wouldn't have called it that," said Brock. "Just dumb luck and a headache.". "And of course," Nurse Joy finished. "She took that Togepi of hers everywhere. I would recognize it anywhere, no matter whose arms it was in."
In the silence that followed Nurse Joy's enlightenment, they suddenly noticed a banging noise against the door. Quickly realizing how long they had been talking, Brock opened the door. May fell in, cheeks redden and hair frazzled. She got up and looked up, enraged.
"What was that about? First, you grab my Togepi and feed it something, then you lock me out of my own bedroom, then I discover you fed it something only one Pokémon is supposed to like, and it still ate it, THEN..." She stopped talking and just panted for a bit, her hands on her thighs. Nurse Joy walked over to her, and patted her on the back.
"Calm down, May," she said soothingly. "Now let us explain..." She gently brought May over to a chair and sat her down.
May sniffled. "Alright...gosh, I feel silly. Shouting and screaming like that was ridiculous."
"No arguments here..." Max mumbled. May glared at him, a stress mark apparent on her forehead.
"I didn't say you had to agree with me, Max." She said angrily. "Anyway, go ahead Nurse Joy..." Nurse Joy and Brock proceeded to tell May of Togepi's true owner. About halfway through the story, Max interrupted.
"Did you say Misty Waterflower?" Max asked incredulously.
"Yeah. Weren't you listening before?"
"I didn't hear a last name before. Was she the person Ash battled for the Cascade Badge?" He wondered. "The one Pikachu wouldn't battle?" Brock smiled.
"Yeah, that was Misty..." They finished the tale soon enough, and May was left speechless.
"We really need to take Togepi back to Misty, May." Nurse Joy finished. "Togepi needs its mother, and Misty is the closest thing to that." When May seemed slightly unsure, she added, "Well, could you at least consider it?" May nodded.
"Yeah, I'll think about it." She said at last. 'Well, I've thought about it. I'm not letting Togepi out of my sight again. I caught it, so it's mine. Not hers, mine.' She finished resolutely in her mind. 'And that's the end of that.'
"Well, now that that's settled with, I'll heal your Pokémon." Nurse Joy said. After healing them, Nurse Joy pointed out a way to reach the gym quickly. Suddenly, they heard a sound. It went like this: "Ring ring ring! Ring ring ring! Phone call! Phone call! Ring ring ring! Ring ring ring! Phone call! Phone call!" Nurse Joy quickly answered the phone. "Yes? Oh, yes, he's here." She covered the mouthpiece and quietly said. "It for you, Brock."
"Yes?" He wondered, looking at the screen. On it was a young man with greenish-black hair and a headband across his forehead. "Hey, Tracey!"
"Hey, Brock!" Tracey responded. Then he smirked, an almost evil grin on his face. "You'll never believe what I got in an e-mail a few minutes ago." He held up a printed-out e-mail. On it was a picture of Ash sitting on a bed next to a sleeping Misty. He was - this made Brock's jaw drop - touching Misty's cheek. Tracey peeked around it and chuckled at Brock's face. "That's what I thought of it. The guy who sent it said it was taken earlier today. I figured you would want to see it. Tell them I send my best wishes." He sniggered, then burst out laughing for a moment before he severed the connection.
Brock looked away from the computer, smiling broadly. "I think we'll wait a bit before going to the gym."
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Ash was running. Again. He had the strangest feeling that Brock, Max and May were waiting for him, and he didn't want to keep them waiting. As he raced along the path, he realized he was now in the woods, or in a park, or something like that. As soon as he registered this, he began to notice that the path was sinking below him. The path completely disappeared beneath him as he and Pikachu cried out.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"It's Team Rocket!" Ash called out. Above him, Team Rocket almost facefaulted.
"Do you mind?" Jessie shouted angrily.
"We've been blasted off by Santa and the Tooth Fairy!" James cried out. "The least you can do is let us finish our motto!" Ash and Pikachu sweatdropped.
"Okay...go ahead..." Ash mumbled awkwardly. Jessie cleared her throat.
"Now, where was I? Oh, yes. 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!" A large red 'R' appeared behind the duo of troublemakers.
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth has a headache from does bite attacks." Ash and Pikachu sweatdropped as Jessie and James pounded the heck out of Meowth for ruining the motto. Moments later, a bruised and beaten Meowth stood up shakily and said, "Meowth, that's right," before falling slowly to the ground. Jessie and James glared angrily at Ash for a moment before he quickly added, "Team Rocket!" followed shortly by a "Pi pikachu!"
"Well, let's get to work," Jessie stated excitedly. Meowth pulled a glove out of nowhere, like always, and fired.
"I bet you'll g-love this one!" The glove closed around Pikachu, and pulled it to Team Rocket.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu cried out. Ash started climbing up the side of the hole
crazily. Finally, he reached the top just as Team Rocket pulled a bag over his head. He exclaimed his surprise intelligibly through the bag's mesh material as they carried him off, Meowth chasing after Jessie and James, holding a glass jar with Pikachu in it above its head. The electric mouse used Thundershock once or twice, but Meowth just laughed. "Don't you learn, Pikachu? The jar's shockproof, as usual."
Jessie smirked. For once, it seemed that a plan was going to work. They had lured the twerp into a false sense of security by using the ol' glove-grabs-Pikachu way of capture. Then, they took the twerp captive too, and would use him as bait for the twerpette, whom they knew was around, thanks to a recent e-mail. Then they would use that e-mail to embarrass them to no end. Sweet, sweet revenge. Plus, they would finally get the twerp's Pikachu for the boss. Everything was going perfectly.
Pikachu was put into a dark room, the only door locked and disguised as a part of the wall. Even if Pikachu did escape its jar, chances were it wouldn't be able to find its way out of the room.
Soon enough, Ash was locked firmly in place in front of a wide-screen TV. Right now, all it was showing was a screen of static. However, it would soon be showing a much more interesting show.
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Once Wallace was done sending his e-mail, he went to Misty's room and shook her awake. She bashed him on the head for waking her up, against the rules then they talked for a bit. Wallace was sure to leave Ash's name out of the conversation. That was definitely not something to talk of...yet...
He did, however mention Misty's affections towards Ash, hinting at Ash's side of the relationship more than usual. Suddenly, and without warning, he stood up and left the room.
Misty sat on her bed and thought for a long time about the stuff Wallace had said. What if he was right? What then...? She sighed, turned around on the bed, and flopped onto her stomach. She wasn't sure of anything anymore, and this wasn't helping...
Out in the hall, Wallace smiled as he walked to the battle room. He had gotten Misty thinking, wondering if Ash might care like she did. With any luck, he wouldn't be killed quite as much if Ash was added into the equation. Of course, he might also be just killed faster..."I need to increase my insurance. I think..."
"Psy?" Psyduck asked. Wallace smiled even more, if possible.
"I got her thinking. It'll happen soon enough." Psyduck tilted its head, then frowned. It shook its head. "Psy yai yai...duck." The duck Pokémon glowed blue, then a popped orange ball plastered with pictures of Starmie rose in front of it. Wallace sighed. "Another one already?" He looked inside the ball bucket. Empty. "Find something else to play."
"They won't have too long to play." Misty said. "Return, Psyduck, Staryu, Gyarados, Starmie, Goldeen, Corsula, Politoed, Horsea."
"Where are you going, Misty?" Wallace asked, a smirk splashed across his face. Her answer was short and unclear.
"Out." She walked out the door and in front of her laid a note. It was entitled 'To the Twerpette.' Misty frowned. She knew the only people who called her by that name way too well, but what would they be writing to her for? She broke the seal and unfolded the note. As her eyes traveled across the paper, her frown of confusion turned into a gasp of worry and concern.
"Ash..." she whispered. After ripping off a small part of the letter and tearing it into miniscule pieces, Misty dropped the letter carelessly and rushed off towards the woods, hoping she wasn't too late. The letter fell open on the doorstep, and as the sun shone down,one would be able to easily see a few words at the top of the page:
Twerpette, we have the twerp...
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"She's taking too long, Jessie." James complained.
"Just you wait, James." Jessie said quietly. "If I know the twerpette like I think I know the twerpette, she'll be here." She lifted a walkie-talkie to her mouth. "Anything on cameras, Meowth?" The feline Pokémon, which was watching three monitors, quickly responded, "Nothin' on any of 'em, Jessie. I'm not sure she's com - wait a minute!" It peered at the uppermost screen. There was a small blue dot floating down from the sky. "I don't believe it!" Meowth cried. "She's ridin' down on dat Gyarados o' hers!"
"What?" Jessie and James cried out. "Is that supposed to happen?" James shrieked.
Suddenly, Jessie calmed down. "It's alright, James. It doesn't matter how she gets here. Now that she's here, our plan can finally commence." She chuckled. James frowned, then opened his mouth as if to argue. However, a door burst open, and in stormed Misty.
Ash's eyes widened. Through the gag covering his mouth, he cried, "Misty?"
Pikachu heard a loud boom and then a shout. It smiled and muttered, "Pikachupi."
"Where's Ash? What have you done to him?" Misty yelled anxiously. Jessie tsked, shaking her finger, reprimanding Misty for her quick temper mockingly.
"Now now, twerpette. Your boyfriend's just fine - for now."
Nearly identical cries of "He's/I'm not my/her boyfriend" echoed through the building. Ash, however, somehow took the time to notice that Misty's face was redder than normal. 'Must be something wrong with the system...' he thought offhandedly. Meowth, upon seeing the same scene, cracked up and called Jessie to double-check that he was seeing the real thing.
"Oh, but you're blushing!" James teased. Jessie punched his head in briefly before resuming her speech.
"Regardless, we have a proposition for you, twerpette." Misty calmed down slightly and stopped blushing, indicating that she was listening. "We have a Pokémon battle, 6 on 6. Since you have more Pokémon than a normal trainer because you're a gym leader, it should be no problem for you." Misty considered the issue. She had beaten Team Rocket quite easily in the past, and no offense to them, but they were idiots. Stubborn gutsy foolish idiots, but idiots nonetheless. They would send a Charmander against a Blastoise if that was the only Pokémon they had.
Jessie continued. "If we win, we keep your twerp boyfriend -" "- Not my boyfriend -" Misty muttered, her face tinged with pink. "- and Pikachu, along with your Pokémon."
"And if I win?"
"You get your boyfriend -" "- not my boyfriend -" "- back, Pikachu back, and we go blasting off as usual." Misty thought once more about it. She was done in seconds.
"I accept."
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Well, so much for posting again really soon. And with all the time I've had on my hands…let's just blame this on my lack of creative juices recently, and leave it at that, shall we?
RoseRosa: I suppose you found out this chapter, didn't you. Sorry for taking so long, but late is better than never, right?
Zimmie: 'Lo! Noticed the slight name change; someone already have the y on when you signed up? Or did someone have the ie when you got to serebii? -searches- I misspelled those Pokémon names? Darn, and here I thought I was doing pretty good for myself. Faulty space bar? Not that I know of, but I'll look into it. Maybe replace chapters with the correct spellings, once the entire story's been posted, you know? Well, thanks for reviewing, and for pointing out my mistakes. I appreciate it!
Ri2: I noticed the one-sided-ness. I suppose, if I have the time…I mean, you saw how long it took me to update tFA, and I already wrote all this out. Reading a new story, well…-sees sad face- Aw, I'm just kidding. The millisecond I can get time, I'll take a look. K?
Santa blasted them off into the air, and they went so far that they landed in Tooth Fairy Headquarters, wherever that is. I didn't really specify…honestly, I just wanted a conspiracy against those three by people that most don't believe exist. That way, in this chapter, they would sound quite pathetic when making excuses for themselves.
Psyduck is the bestest! -would huggle, but doesn't huggle normally- I know it's dumb as sliced bread, but I still like it! Besides Politoed, it's one of the few Pokémon Misty has with an obvious personality. Not like Ash, who has all sorts of stubborn, loyal, and unusual Pokémon. And I always liked the combination of psychic and water (to be revealed further in the sequel).
Yes, Wallace is hilarious. That's how I made him, and that picture will haunt Ash and Misty until…well, until I feel like stopping. As I recall, Daisy, Lily, and Violet got their chance to tease recently in my writings, and Ash and Misty cursed Wallace for all the world to hear. -smirks- I just enjoy torturing those three; Wallace with my own evil desires to humiliate and embarrass, Ash and Misty with the humiliation I enjoy to write.
Warlordess: You awake now? Well, no worries about the late review; it means people still notice a few days after I update that I did, indeed, update. I think you might have to spell it out for me, actually.
See, I'll spell it for you: TALENT + LOTSA GOOD PLOTS + NO MISTAKES + WHATEVER ELSE YOU DO BEFORE YOU POST A much better author than me. -sticks out tongue- So there.
Is this soon? -sweatdrops- Well, it's an update, in any case.
I hope to update sooner than last time, but I wouldn't count on it if I were you.
Ja, mata!
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