Author's Note: applause Chapter 3 is here!
And in even better news --- People reviewed my story! That made me so very happy! Thank you, everyone. It made my day.
Now, despite the fact that I joined this site a long time ago, I'm only beginning to get the hang of how it works. Apparently, it's customary to have a disclaimer. I will add one now.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.
Ya see? Ya see how good that was? I'm becoming quite the expert…
Well, again I find myself stating the obvious, but I suggest that you read the previous chapters before you read this one. Common sense, I know, but even I've been known to skip chapters.
Well, I'm done babbling for today. It's time for Chapter 3! Hope you like it!
Chapter 3
After an amusing--- I mean, disappointing loss, we find our heroes in jail. No, really--- in jail. Charged with attempted homicide, they'll probably be there a long time.
"We'll probably be here a long time…" said Max.
Everyone glared at him.
"Shut up," said May.
"This way, please," came the sound of Officer Jenny's voice.
The group turned to see Officer Jenny escorting none other than Jessie and James towards their cell.
"Officer," said Jessie, annoyed, "I assure you. There must be a mistake."
Officer Jenny opened the door to the cell that our heroes currently occupied. "Just get in," she said.
"Officer Jenny!" said Ash, "There must be some kind of mistake. We can't share a cell with them!"
"Don't be silly, Ash," said Brock, rushing forward, "Officer Jenny never makes mistakes!"
Max rushed forward and grabbed Brock by the ear. "Watch it."
Misty got up, pushed Max out of the way, and grabbed Brock by the ear. "Do you mind?"
"Yes, I do," said Max, grabbing hold of his other ear.
"Hey!" Brock shouted as the two pulled his head back and forth, "Watch it!"
"This'll be your cell," Officer Jenny told Jessie and James, ignoring the others, "Don't cause any trouble." She ushered Jessie and James into the cell, closed the door, and left.
"Somebody help me!" yelled Brock, still being pulled by Misty and Max.
"Baby," said Misty, letting go, causing Brock and Max to tumble to the floor.
"So, Team Rocket," said Ash, angrily, "What did you guys do? Steal? Cheat? Kill?"
"Uh…" said Jessie, "Yeah."
"Something like that…" said James, shrugging.
"What did you do?" asked May, curious.
"Well," said Jessie, "We… um…"
"We went cow tipping," said James.
Everyone turned to stare at him.
"Cow tipping?" repeated Ash.
"YEAH!" shrieked Jessie, "Cow tipping! A thousand pokémon just waiting to be stolen and this idiot wants to go cow tipping!"
"Cow tipping?" repeated Ash.
"It was fun!" said James.
"Cow tipping?"
May rolled her eyes. "It's when you tip a cow," she explained.
"Oh…" said Ash, comprehending.
"Well," said Brock, shrugging, "I guess we better get comfortable. We're gonna be here a while…"
Later that day…
It was past noon, and lunch had finally been served. Prison food may not have matched the caliber of Brock's cooking, which has the amazing tendency to look the same as every other dish he prepares… but food it was.
"Hey, Misty?" said Ash, over lunch.
"Yeah, Ash?" she replied.
"Maybe… you know, in ten years… when we get out of prison… and ya know… if we're not dead…"
"Why would we be dead?" she asked.
"A lot can happen in ten years, okay?" said Ash, trying to return to his rambling, "Anyway, if we are alive… do you think that maybe… you might want to go out with me?"
"Ash, I---"
"ASH!" screamed May, leaving her lunch and storming over to him, "What just happened?"
"Oh, well---" he began.
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?" screamed May, interrupting him.
"I just---"
"How could you?" said May, beginning to cry, "I gave you the best years of my life!"
"But May," said Ash, confused as always, "I've only known you a year."
"I gave you…" said May, still crying, "The best year of my life--- and you go and contradict me? Oh, Ash how could you? After everything we had!"
"Wait…" said Ash, still bewildered, "What did we have?"
"Nothing anymore!" She turned to Misty. "And you!" she shrieked.
"No, really," said Ash, "What did we have?"
"How could you!" continued May, ignoring him.
"Did we have pie?" asked Ash.
"After everything I've done for you!" May yelled.
"Cuz I like pie…" said Ash.
"Settle down, May," said Misty.
"Psst! Misty!" whispered Ash, "I think she's mad."
"Of course I'm mad!" yelled May, "Do you even know why I'm mad."
"Because…" Ash paused. "Something about pie, right?"
"NO!" yelled May. "Because after everything I've done for you, you still want to go out with this slut!"
Everyone gasped.
"Slut?" repeated Misty, "Slut? Where do you get off calling me a slut?"
"You were gonna go out with Gary, weren't you, Misty?" said May, "You were gonna go out with Gary."
Misty gasped. "How dare you! He was blackmailing me, and you know it."
"Oh, please," said May. She turned to Team Rocket and the rest of the onlookers. "She wanted to go out with him. She even thought his briefcase joke was funny."
"May!" Misty said, annoyed, "You know that the only reason I went out with him is so he would help us win the case!"
"Wait a second," said Brock, standing up and looking at Misty, "You told Gary you'd go out with him?"
"Yeah," said Misty, taken aback, "So what?"
"And we still lost the case?" he continued.
Misty sighed. "Yes! Since everyone seems so interested in my life--- Yes! Gary said that the only way he'd help us with the case is if I went out with him. There? Happy?"
"And now…" said May, bitterly, "She's leading Ash on just like she lead Gary on!"
"Oh, what about you?" asked Misty.
"What about me?"
"Aren't you leading Drew on, too?" Misty asked.
"Drew! What does Drew have to do with anything?" Misty asked, irritated, "He's not even in this story."
"Yeah, but he will be later…" said Misty, rolling her eyes.
May froze. "How do you know that?" she asked.
"Um… Anyway… You've been leading Ash on, because everyone knows that you like Drew!"
"Oh, please," said May, "Drew's gay."
"What? Since when?"
"He's always been gay."
"How do you know that?" asked Misty.
"He carries a rose!"
"So what?" said Misty, shaking her head, "James carries a rose and that doesn't mean he's gay."
"Oh, come on…" said May, "James is so gay."
James stood up. "You know I'm right here!" he shouted.
Misty and May froze.
"Misty!" May whispered, "He's right! He is right there!"
Misty stared at her. "I can see that, thank you," she hissed.
"Do you think he heard us?" May asked.
Misty stared at her.
"I'm not gay!" exclaimed James.
May turned to Misty. "Yeah, I think he heard us…" She turned to James, "Oh, come on! You are too, gay!"
"He's not gay!" said Jessie, standing up as well, "You aren't gay, are you James?"
"Come on, Jessie," he said, shaking his head, "You know that was just a phase…"
"You know what?" said Max, speaking up at last, "I've had about enough of this. Gary blackmailed Misty, but that doesn't matter cuz she's going out with Ash. Drew likes May even though he carries a flower, and James used to be gay. Let's deal with it."
They stared at him.
"I'm not gay!" shouted James.
Much more later that day…
We will now turn our attention to the rouged outdoors. Here we find our lovely group of prisoners, smashing rocks with mallets. Apparently, that's what prisoners do.
Although why it's custom to give dangerous criminals fun little mallets, this narrator will never know. Moving on…
Max sighed. "I hate mallets."
Misty sighed. "I hate rocks."
May sighed. "I hate you."
"Oh, get over it!" shouted Misty.
"Hey guys!" exclaimed Ash, running towards them. "Check it out!" He pointed to the rock in his hand. "Look! It's Jail House Rock!"
Everyone stared at him.
"Get it? Jail House Rock!"
Everyone continued to stare.
"Jail House Rock… …it's a song!"
Yet again, the staring continued.
"Stop it with the staring!" Ash shouted, throwing his rock on the ground.
"Well…" said James, "If rock-boy's done, we'd like to discuss something with you."
"You'd like to discuss something with us?" repeated Brock.
"Yes," said Jessie, "A temporary truce between Team Rocket and Team Twerp."
"Why?" asked Misty.
"Because if we work together," James explained, "We can break out of here."
"No!" shouted Ash.
"We can't do that!" shouted Brock.
"We'll never help you, Team Rocket!" said Ash.
Team Rocket stared at them.
"You're in jail for a crime you didn't commit…" said James, shaking his head, "And you're still afraid to break the rules?"
The group looked at each other.
"We'll think about it!" said May, at last.
"No!" shouted Ash, "May, what are you doing?"
"We'll think about it," repeated May.
"Good," said Jessie, and Team Rocket returned to their work.
"May!" said Ash, surprised, "What are you thinking? Agreeing to help Team Rocket!"
"Well, why not?" said May, angrily, "They're right! We shouldn't be in here! I think we should get out!"
"But May---"
"Forget it, Ash!" she yelled, "What's the point of staying? The faster we get out the faster you get to go out with your beloved Misty! That's what you want, isn't it?" She paused. "If you'd rather stay here and play with your rocks… that's fine with me." She turned around and stormed off to join Team Rocket.
"The boy does like his rocks…" Brock whispered to Misty and Max.
They stared at him.
"Not the time, huh?" he asked.
"No, not really," said Max, shaking his head.
Ash watched May go. "Fine!" he shouted after her. "Go join Team Rocket!" He looked around and spotted Max. Ash quickly grabbed him by the shirt and pulled Max towards him. "But May--- Look! I got your brother! That's right! I got your brother! What are you gonna do now?"
May ignored him.
Misty, Brock, and Max stared at him.
"You've really lost it, haven't you?" asked Misty.
"No," Ash replied, letting go of Max. "Not completely…"
To be continued…
Author's Note: Now it's your turn. Any comments, suggestions, praise, insults, questions, ect. --- put them in a review. This chapter was kind of different from the others, so I'm anxious to see what you thought about it. All comments are deeply appreciated.
I look forward to writing the next chapter.
Thanks for reading!