Better and Tougher, the Real Adventures

Chapter 26: The Thief of Police

This is bad, really bad! Carl and his pals are trapped in a prison cell, while a cloning laboratory is making their evil splicing attempts for selfish gain. By now, the rest of the gang has woken up. "Well. I'd say I'm glad to see you all awake!" spat a snide, uncaring voice, from what seemed to be a new person, also an adult male. "The truth of the matter is however, that I really don't give a crap."

"Let us out of here now!" yelled Carl in anger, as he reached for his belt, to find a good pokeball.

"Don't even think of it!" stepped aside the clone worker, "That is of course, you want to ever see your precious Ekans again, but more so, the original one." He laughed at his own sick joke. The really horrible thing was the scene behind him. Ekans was in a cage, like as though his only purpose in life was scientific experiment usage.

"Release my Ekans!" yelled Carl, angry, and very annoyed with what was happening. Heck, he was pissed! How dare they steal not only a skilled pokemon, but also a good friend, with a good heart! "You'll be sorry!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Carl, don't!" Kim sadly, and reluctantly told him, "We don't want them to hurt Ekans. Maybe we can find a better way to escape."

The scientist villain only laughed, "Hah! Yea right! These bars are made of heavy stuff, a vicious criminal with a great record couldn't even get out."

"We have a problem sir!" came a distressed lab worker, "Team Rocket Agents are here!" he was gasping for air; after all, he's a thinker, not a fighter.

"What?" he exclaimed in shock and concern. "I hope it's about our pay check..." he mumbled quietly, then looked back to the heroic jailbirds. "Now you all sit there like good convicts!" he laughed as he walked away. Leaving our jailed friends in for a world of trouble.

Carl sighed as they walked away, "They've got my Ekans, and the gym leader's Mareep!"

It wasn't long though, until the jailed ones were in for some nostalgia. "Rot in Jail! You did a crime!" came a very familiar rhyming scheme.

"There is no bail, you piece of slime!" came the other voice. Ah yes, William and Bonnie were there, (AN, if you haven't guessed, its based on the name of William Bonnie, a.k.a. Billy the Kid).

"To laugh at you and watch your pain!" Bonnie continued, now standing in front of their jail cell, both in a mocking tone.

"Now step aside and watch us gain!" rhymed Wilbur.

It would've continued, were it not for a voice of reason. "Enough you 2!" it was Jay, "Well, well, well! Look who we have here!" he came into vision, and he held something in his hands, it was Ekans! "Oh yes, a little torture will be fun, wont it?" he smirked somewhat evilly at the pokemon in his hands. "After all, you ruined our chance to get 1st place! We had to settle for a measly '2nd place'! A crapshoot prize!" he was angry.

William butted in right about now "Although that Ravioli was pretty yummy!" he managed to gain a few stares right about now, "Well it was."

"So it was you!" Kim yelled, "I knew it!"

Meanwhile, Elise was lost as to what the heck was going on "Who are these weirdoes?"

Jay smirked, "We're Team Rocket," he stated plainly, "And now, we're going to have some fun with this snake, or should I say. my soon to be new pair of shoes!" he laughed, but Carl suddenly realized that Ekans was not being restrained, despite being in a firm grip from the youthful, yet experienced Rocket.

"Ekans, use your Acid attack on the bars, NOW!" Carl nearly screeched at the top of his lungs. In reply, the snake made a large venomous stream of gooey toxins, which flooded right for the prison bars with great speed. 3 of the bars were hit, though only 1 melted away, the other 2 were left really flimsy!

Seeing this as an opportunity, Yetis shouted, "Guys, help me pull the bars away, they should be weak enough to bend!" as he pulled at both bars with all his might! "Give me a hand!" he put all his muscle into it, but it wasn't enough, that is of course, until the others helped and they managed to pull them just enough to make a big enough space. Our main man and his pals, were now free!

It was at this time, that the scientist guy arrived on the scene, "Well, you're free, but you're too late!" He began to laugh, "We already have the DNA. Hah ha hah!" he laughed most maniacally. "We have already begun the gene splicing!"

A/N: Another Cliffhanger! Well, I guess it's fun to write this, but my review box has seen better days. It'd be nice to see more reviews, more people reviewing, etc. etc. Again, refer to previous chapters if you want to know what you can do in your review, the rules have not changed. Until next time, review! You know what to do. Coming soon: A main Character analysis page!