Lash- Hello reader! First off, thanks for giving this story a try, it is most appreciated. Although this is mainly a dedication to my good friend, known here as Artemis Wolfang, I do plan to work on the story as much as I can. I do appreciate constructive criticism, as long as it's not in an insulting flame. You, the reader, will also have a say in the way this story goes, so follow the storyline well…
Disclaimer- Lash does not own Pokemon in any way, shape, or form, nor is he at all profiting from this piece. That being said, let the story begin!
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Pokemon- The Emerald Journey
A Fanfic by Lash 2.0
Dedicated to Artemis Wolfang
Chapter 1
Hey there! May here! And I guess you came here to hear my story, right? But of course you did! So here it is! I remember it like it was yesterday… My trip around Hoenn with my friends Brendan and- whoops! Almost gave it away! Anyway this is how it all began…
It was a bright sunny afternoon, and the sun was directly overhead, showering every inch of the meadow with its rays. It was a beautiful place, a wide open meadow overgrown with lush grass, with a random patch of pink flowers here and there. The blades of grass shifted as the wind blew its way gently through. Other than the dancing of the grass and flowers, nothing moved much, and only the song of the breeze could be heard. No human or Pokemon appeared to ruin the calm. It was relatively peaceful today, but it wouldn't be that way for long.
"Yahoo!" May shouted, as she pulled her red Mach bike up into a wheelie. She tilted her head back and looked at the sky. Her brown hair, tied down with a green and white bandana, rustled in the wind as she smiled. She was wearing a sleeveless red jacket with a white undershirt, a tight white skirt over her black bike shorts and a green waist bag on her hips. She came to a stop in front of a wooden arrow staked in the ground, and her bike slammed forward. Yawning, she stretched her arms to the sky and smiled.
That's me on my 10th birthday. I was on my way to a lab in Littleroot Town to receive my first Pokemon. You see, I come from a long line of super strong Pokemon trainers, and my parents expect me to follow in their footsteps. To tell the truth, I wasn't really not interested in Pokemon all that much. But I did eventually grow to love them! I've caught some really rare ones too, like- Oops! There I go again, almost giving everything away… Anyways, the only part of traveling with Pokemon that appealed to me back then was the traveling part. Ever since I was little, I always loved to explore, and I've wanted to travel all over the Hoenn region.
"Littleroot Town..." She read aloud. She looked in the direction of the arrow. "Guess I gotta go that way!"
So basically this Pokemon journey was just a convenient excuse to do that. And what could be more fun than going to new places, seeing new things, and perhaps even making some new friends? Speaking of which…
"I can beat you and anyone else who gets in my way…" the boy said simply. He was standing in front an older boy, who was glaring down at him. Dressed in black pants, sleeveless jacket, and his head bowed to the ground so you couldn't see his eyes under his white hair, he didn't see at all intimidated.
"Is that so, rookie? You think you're so tough, huh? Looks like I'm going to have to knock you down a peg or two!" The trainer took out a pokeball. "I'll show you what a real trainer can do! Come and battle me!"
"Sure thing…" The boy finally looked up and smiled, his eyes shining. He held up his pokeball in front of him. "I accept your challenge! I hope you don't mind losing!"
And that is Brendan Birche, one of my friends who I traveled with! Pretty confident isn't he? And he's got a good reason to be; He really is strong, even more so than he was back then… And he was nice enough to let me go along with him on his journey! Well, not really… I sorta had to… Well you'll see later! And he and his Pokemon are super-strong, just watch!
"You little show-off. I'll show you what I'm capable of!" Brendan's opponent threw his ball at the ground. "Go, Geodude!" The ball snapped open and a Geodude appeared in a beam of red light.
"Geodude, huh? This should be an easy win! Go, Mudkip!" Brendan shouted. He pitched his ball, and before it even touched the ground, it popped open and revealed a small blue Pokemon. Mudkip tilted back on its legs, ready to spring forth.
"Geodude, Tackle attack!"
"Mudkip, Water Gun!"
Geodude threw itself at Mudkip, who immediately blasted it backwards with a jet of water.
"Now, use Tackle attack!" Brendan commanded. Mudkip dashed and slammed into Geodude before it had time to recover. The rock Pokemon careened back again.
"Geodude, use Rollout!" Geodude regained it composure and stretched its arms out. "Geodude!" it shouted, and began rolling along the ground, heading straight for Mudkip.
"Mudkip, dodge it!" Mudkip leapt into the air. "Now Water Gun, again!" Mudkip waited until it's jump propelled it right above Geodude. As soon a it did, it took aim and-
"No, Geodude!" Mudkip blasted Geodude once again, this time with so much force that it went flying straight up. Geodude slowed down its attack, but manage to pull out of the jet stream of water. It stopped rolling and floated back up, but it was exhausted…
"Mudkip, finish it off with another Water Gun!" Brendan shouted. Mudkip, still in the air, shot a third Water Gun at Geodude, even stronger than the first two. The power sent Geodude flying backwards into its trainer's arms. Mudkip received the push as well, flying backwards through the air and landing on Brendan's head.
"Geodude! How… can we have lost to a newbie trainer!" The trainer seemed on the verge of tears of frustration.
"Well, congratulations!" Brendan smiled. "You're the first trainer that me and Mudkip had to open a can of butt-whoop on!" He walked right passed him. "See ya, loser!"
Brendan! No need to be so harsh! Arrogant, isn't he? Can't say I didn't warn you, now! Brendan can be a bit of a big-head sometimes, but most of the time he's okay… Anyway on with the story!
"Ahh! This is the life!" May said, as her bike rolled on its own, taking her a good distance without having to pedal. She closed her eyes, tilted her head back and took a deep breath. "Just riding around, the sun in the sky, the wind in my hair. Free from any and all worry…" The bike slowed, and May pushed against the pedals again. She had never felt more carefree. "I could go on like this forever!" She shouted at the sky.
Okay… watch right now… This is how all the chaos begins…
She should have been watching were she was going. Her bike rolled down a hill, but May paid no mind, barely noticing the change in steepness. Slowly she picked up speed, and the hill tilted forward. Her bike was full speed now, and she had yet to pull any brakes. She opened her eyes and looked into the blue vastness of the sky, and a moment later…
"Ow!" May was thrown against the handle bars as her bike slammed into a rock jutting out off the ground. As if in slow motion, at least in May's eyes, the bike's back wheel lifted off the ground, the entire bike tilted forward. She nearly flipped over in the air when the front wheel hopped off the ground as well.
"Ahh…! Make it stop!" May screamed, as her bike did a 360 in mid-air. It crashed back down onto solid ground, but the ride wasn't over. The sheer steepness of the entire hill caused her and the bike to tumble down, bouncing against the floor every few seconds. "For the love of all that's good, make it stop!" she shouted, as she did her own version of 'Rollout'.
May finally let go of the bike and slammed onto the ground. She tumbled down to the hill, until she stopped abruptly and stopped in a sitting position. "Ouch… Remind me to never do that again…" May groaned, as she watched the bike continue its trip down, eventually crash-landing at the foot of the hill. Something yelped, and for a moment, she got the glimpse of a small grey and black bundle flying through the air before disappearing into the tall grass.
"What could that have been?" She stood up, with some effort, and walked over to her bike. It was fine, but something was moving in the grass behind it. "What the…" May bend over to look, when a small black and grey dog jumped out at her, a baseball-size red lump on its head.
"Eek!" May was so startled she sat right back down. "A wolf?" She didn't know it, but she was looking at a Poochyena, and a very pissed off one as well. The Poochyena growled and moved forward.
"It was you I hit!" May asked, moving backwards. She laughed nervously. "I'm sorry about that… You're not hurt too badly, are you?" She asked, her eyes scanning the bruise on it's head. The Poochyena sat back on its hindquarters, a low growl emitting from its throat.
"Yeah… Sorry…" May managed to stand and prop her bike back up. "I think I'll get going now…" She threw her leg over the side, and the Poochyena immediately let out a howl, one that made May shiver. In a blink, two Poochyena appeared from nowhere and the trio bared their fangs at her.
May whimpered as the three advanced on her. "Umm… look over there!" she said, pointing behind them. To her amazement, all three of them turned to see what the matter was. "See you, suckers!" she said, taking the chance to pedal away. "I can't believe you feel for that."
The Poochyena growled and took chase. "Oh no! Come on, leave me alone!" May said, speeding up as much as she could. The Poochyena bounded after her, each one jumping in turn, trying to bite at her wheels.
Meanwhile, a little farther off, Brendan and Mudkip were celebrating their very first win. Mudkip was still on Brendan's shoulder.
"And after we win our badges and catch a bunch of Pokemon," Brendan was saying "We'll go to Ever Grande and challenge the Elite Four. When we beat them, then we'll challenge the champion, beat him up, and then we'll be Champions! You're gonna help me with that, right?"
"Mudkip!" His partner nodded.
"Then it's a deal! With a Pokemon like you, I'll be a champ in no time!"
"Mud! Mudkip!" Mudkip nodded even more excitedly. He never thought his new trainer would be so ambitious! "Mud?" Its head fin shook a little. He sensed something near.
"Hmm? What's up Mudkip?"
Mudkip gestured behind them. Brendan turned.
"There's nothing there…" He said, but as if on cue, May's bike appeared over the horizon. "Oh… a girl and some bike… You think she might want to battle us?"
"Move outta the way!" May shouted, but it was too late. "Ah!" Before Brendan could even think about moving, the bike knocked him down and rolled over him, leaving a single line of tire tracks on his face.
Ouch… that must have really hurt…
"That really hurt…" he said, sitting up. "Are you ok, Mudkip?" No answer. "Mudkip? Where'd you go!"
"Mudkip!" The cry came from the basket of May's bike. In the collision, Mudkip had been knocked into the air and landed in.
"Oh…Hello there, where'd you come from?" May asked, once she realized what had landed in her bike.
"Mudkip!" Brendan jumped to his feet. "Hey, thief! Give me back my Mudkip!" He took chase, and a moment later the Poochyena trio came dashing behind without him even noticing.
May looked back at Brendan, but couldn't make out what he had said. "I wonder what he wants? Maybe the dogs are chasing him too? …Hmm… he doesn't look too happy…"
"Mudkip!" The water Pokemon screamed, causing May to look back in front.
"What's up? Oh!" May braked her bike. It slowed to a stop, and just in time. Any further and she would have ridden right over the edge of the cliff…
May looked over the edge. "Wow… Thanks for the warning… That would've been a nasty drop…"
"Hold it right there!" Brendan an over and stopped in front of her, out of breath. "Give me… back my… Mudkip… you… thief!"
"Who are you calling a thief!" May snapped. "Your Mudkip just landed here!"
"That's cause you ran me over!"
"I told you to move!"
"You should've slowed down!"
"I would've if I weren't being chased!"
"Chased?" Brendan's anger subsided. "Who's chasing you?"
"I dunno… Some dogs…" May squealed as the three Poochyena appeared. "There they are!"
Brendan turned around. The Poochyena barked sharply at him "Oh, those are Poochyena! Why would they come after you?" He looked at the lead Poochyena's bump. "Don't tell me you ran them over too…"
"It was an accident!" May objected. The three Pokemon ran right towards them.
"Mudkip, Water Gun!" Mudkip quickly shot them all with water, then jumped out of the basket and faced them.
"Yip, yip!" Together the three Poochyena dashed forwards and jump, curling their bodies up for a tackle.
"Mudkip, Tackle!" Mudkip slammed into them, scattering the opposition.
"Now, another Water Gun!" Brendan shouted. Mudkip send them into the air with its stream, and the three Poochyena continued to fly after the Water Gun stopped.
"Wow… That was your best Water Gun, yet, Mudkip!" Brendan commented as the wolves disappeared into the sky. "Return!" Mudkip was absorbed into its ball.
"That was amazing!" May dismounted her bike and walked over to them. "Thanks for your help!"
"No problem. Least I could do after accusing you like that! Why didn't you just use your Pokemon, though?"
May shrugged. "I haven't got one yet. I'm on my way to visit Prof.Birche."
Brendan blinked. "Oh, then you must be May! My dad said you would be starting your journey today, too!" He reached over and began shaking her hand heartily. "Wow! I can't believe I rescued Norman's daughter!"
May just let him swing her arm. "Um…Yeah… how do you know that?"
"My dad's Prof.Birche!"
"Oh! Then you're his son Brendan!" May smiled. 'Daddy did say something about Prof.Birche had a son about my age'
"That's right!" Brendan let go of her hand and pointed at himself. "I'm Brendan Birche, Hoenn's next Pokemon Champion!"
"Right… Say, can you take me to your dad's lab?"
"I could, but he's out doing field research. Come on. I know where he usually hangs around! Follow me"
See? We hit it off right away! (Sorta) And that's how I made my first friend on my journey. I would make three more that day, of course, and one of them would be one of Brendan's number one rivals!
"Thank you, Prof.Birche!"
A few moments away, in a small clearing stood an old green army jeep. Prof.Birche had just given a Pokedex to a young boy. At 12 years old, he was already a semi well-known trainer. It was Ash Ketchum and on his shoulder was his faithful Pikachu. Behind him stood his friend Misty Waterflower, 14, with a Togepi in her arms, one of the Cerulean Gymleaders. Prof.Birche was now typing away on his laptop.
"Okay, Ash." He said after a moment. "All you're information is now in the Hoenn Region files! You can challenge the gyms now if you want!"
"Thanks Professor, I will! With Pikachu with me, I can't help but become the Champion!"
"Pikachu!"
Misty smiled. "With an attitude like that, you're sure to do that in no time!"
"Dad!"
Prof.Birche turned around. "Is that Brendan?"
"Hey Dad! Guess who I found!" Brendan appeared out of the bushes, wheeling the Mach bike, followed by May.
"Oh, well if it isn't May!" Birche smiled. "You've sure grown up! Last time I saw you, you were about your brother's age!"
"Nice to see you, Professor." May said, nodding slightly. "I'm here to choose a Pokemon…"
"You're starting your journey, today?" Ash interrupted. May nodded again.
"Oh, that's right." Prof.Birche stepped aside to present Ash and Misty. "May, Brendan this is Ash, his Pikachu, and Misty and her Togepi!"
"Nice to meet you!" said Brendan. His father reached into his bag and took out a small black case. He put it on the hood of the car and opened it, showing three Pokeballs.
"Okay, then, May. Let out each one and make you're choice!"
"Alrighty then…" May reached over and picked the first one as, Brendan, Ash, and Misty watched in interest.
"Come on out…" she said, and the ball popped open. A Treecko popped out.
"That's Treecko, the grass Pokemon." Said Birche.
The Treecko stared at May intently. It scoffed, put its nose in the air and turned away.
May frowned. "Well that's a rude one…"
"I think it's a cool Pokemon!" Ash said.
"I think I'll pass!"
"Try another one May…" Birche said.
May picked a second one. "Let's see what inside this one…" she said, as the pokeball snapped open and out came another Mudkip, only bigger and fatter.
"That's the water Pokemon, Mudkip!"
Misty's eyes glazed over. "It's so adorable, I gotta catch one!"
The Mudkip laid on its tummy and looked up at May. It yawned sleepily.
"Hey, Mudkip. How's it going?"
The Mudkip stared at her… then shot her in the face with a Water Gun. It giggled and rolled on its side.
"You think that's funny, huh? I'll try the third one…" May snapped as she wiped her face. She took the last ball and opened it. A small red chick Pokemon appeared on the hood of the car and looked at her.
"Ahh, Torchic, the fire Pokemon!" said the Professor.
"This one's not so bad…" May said, as the Torchic ran and jumped into her arms. It squealed and looked up at her with glowing eyes. "You want to be my first Pokemon?"
"Torchic!" Torchic nodded and squeezed against her.
"Okay then. I've decided. I'm choosing you, Torchic!"
"Not a bad choice, May!" Prof.Birche said, calling back the two rejected starters. "Torchic will provide a good challenge for rookies! And here you go!" He handed her a Pokedex.
"What's this?"
"That's a Pokedex. Whenever you meet a new Pokemon, you can just point it and it'll tell you everything you need to know. Why don't you try it out?"
"Ok…" May pointed it at all four Pokemon.
'Torchic the Young Chick Pokemon. When endangered, a Torchic unleashes small fireballs from inside its body, where a fire is constantly burning within. If you hug it, it will be warm and plushy'
'Pikachu the Electric Mouse Pokemon. A Pikachu is packed with high voltage power that is unleashed though its red cheeks. This Pokemon is so conductive, no more than 4 of them can cause power outages.'
'Togepi the Spike Ball Pokemon. Togepi is said to grow along with its trainer's love and happiness. If this Pokemon ever senses that its friends are in peril, it will use an untapped magical power to save them'
"Congratulations, May! You're a real trainer!" Ash said. "Now that means that we're all gonna be your competition!"
"We'll show you some real competition!" A voice shouted from the air.
Everyone looked up. Hovering above them was a giant Meowth-shaped balloon. In the basket where two people. One was a boy with blue hair with a bazooka on his shoulder. The other was a young woman with long purple hair. They both were wearing outfits with large R logos on the chests. Between them stood a Meowth on two legs, and a saluting Wobuffet. Brendan, May, and Prof.Birche didn't recognize them, but Ash and Misty did.
"Team Rocket!" They shouted angrily. (Pi Pikapi!)
"The one and only, twerp!" the girl said, sneering.
"Team Rocket? Who are they?" Brendan asked.
"They're a bunch of lousy thieves who use their Pokemon for evil!" Misty answered. "They always try to kidnap Pikachu!"
"That's right!" Meowth said. "And this time, we'll snatch that electric rat fo'sure!"
"Prepare for trouble!" The girl began.
"Make it double!" the boy continued.
"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"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!" The two formed an R with their bodies.
"Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, and fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!"
"Wobuffet!"
May blinked. "What was that?"
"That's their pathetic motto! And it doesn't even make sense!" Ash shook his shoulder and Pikachu leapt into the air. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt them!" Pikachu's cheeks began sparking.
"I don't think so! Fire!" Meowth shouted.
"Have a taste of my Anti-Pikachu Balloon Blasting Bazooka 2.0!" James said, shooting the bazooka. A giant pink balloon blew out and bumped into Pikachu, engulfing it. Pikachu's attack was nullified inside the rubber barrier.
"We got you now, Pikachu!" Jessie said, taking out a long device. A rubber hand snatched up the balloon and brought it up them.
"Pikachu, try a Thunder!" Ash commanded. Pikachu cheeks blazed with electricity, but it fazed out as soon as it hit the balloon.
"Leave this to us, Ash!" Misty said. She placed her Togepi on the ground. "Metronome Togepi!"
"Toge!" Togepi waddled over, waved its hands and it's head began glowing. It bowed its head and began blasting pins out of its head.
"Alright, a Poison Sting!" Misty applauded as the needles poked the balloon, and Team Rocket came crashing towards them.
"Scatter!" Brendan shouted. The balloon didn't hit any of them, but it landed on top of May's discarded bike, but no one was paying any mind. Togepi directed it's attack at Pikachu's balloon, which popped. Pikachu ran over to them.
"Ahh!" Jessie popped out of the wreckage. "I'll show you a real Poison Sting! Arbok, go!" She shouted, throwing her Pokeball into the air.
James followed suit. "Weezing, Victrebel, you get out there as well!"
The three Pokemon appeared, ready to fight. Except for Victrebel, who turned and half- swallowed James.
"Pikachu, get out there!"
"Stick close to Pikachu, Togepi!" Togepi obeyed Misty and waddled behind Pikachu.
"Mudkip, come and help them out!" Brendan said, throwing his ball. Mudkip appeared and took its place next to Pikachu, finishing off the triangle formation, with Togepi shielded behind them.
"Arbok use Poison-" Jessie began, but Brendan interrupted her.
"Hold it!" He and May were checking their Pokedex. "We haven't seen these Pokemon before…"
"Oh…Well make it quick…" Jessie snapped.
'Mudkip the Mudfish Pokemon. On land, it can powerfully lift large boulders by planting its four feet and heaving. A Mudkip's head fin acts as a radar, allowing it to navigate in murky waters safely'
'Arbok the Cobra Pokemon. An Arbok's body is packed with muscles near the skin designed to expand its muscles and still be flexible enough to wrap around, crush and suffocate enemies'
'Weezing the Poison Gas Pokemon. Weezing is said to be an unstable cloud of toxic gases formed by the fusion of two Koffing. If this Pokemon is hit too hard or knocked around, it will explode'
'Victrebel the Flytrap Pokemon. A Victrebel shoves prey into its large mouth and dissolves them with an acidic substance inside of it. This Pokemon often attacks people who grab its long vine'
Jessie was tapping her foot impatiently. "Are you done yet?"
"Just two more…" May said.
'Meowth the Scratch Cat Pokemon. This Pokemon easily becomes enthralled by round or shiny objects, and scouts the streets looking for coins. These Pokemon can be taught to count change.'
"We can also learn to talk!" Meowth shouted
'Wobuffet the Patient Pokemon. Usually docile, a Wobuffet never attacks first. If it is attacked though, it will use its powerful countering abilities.. If losing, this Pokemon will take its foe out with it'
"Okay we're done!"
"Good! Now, Arbok, Poison Sting!" Arbok rose up and began shooting a spray of needles out of its mouth.
"Togepi, Safeguard!" Misty shouted. Togepi waved its hands and a small barrier surrounded the three Pokemon. The poison needles didn't get through, but the Safeguard disappeared.
"Weezing, Sludge Attack!" Weezing opened its wide mouth and shot numerous blobs at Mudkip.
"Mudkip, Water Gun!" Mudkip's water washed away the sludge and knocked Weezing back.
"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Ash shouted. Pikachu dashed towards the enemies, leaving a white trail behind it.
"Victrebel, Vine whip!" Victrebel's vine dashed out and slap Pikachu away.
"Pikachu, Thunder bolt!"
"Mudkip, Water Gun!"
"Togepi, Metronome!"
The three attacks combined (Togepi's Metronome had become a blast of bubbles). They were about to hit when-
Jessie grabbed her Wobuffet and threw it in front of the trio. "Wobuffet, use Protect!" Wobuffet glowed and the attacks faded out.
"May, they could use your help!" Prof.Birche said.
May nodded. "Okay… Torchic, go!" Her Torchic leaped out of her arms and joined the rest.
"Now call out it's attack!" Brendan coached.
"Which are?"
"Ember is a fire bullet attack, and Peck is… well a peck! Hurry!"
"Okay, Ember!" May shouted, her voice shaking. Torchic shot a barrage of small embers at Weezing.
"No! No! No!" Jessie groaned. "Arbok, Poison Sting!"
"Torchic, Peck Attack!" May shouted. Torchic looked back at her nervously, then turned and dashed blindly for Arbok, straight towards the spray of needles.
"Torchic, no!" May panicked.
"Pikachu, thunderbolt!" Ash shouted. Pikachu shocked Arbok, stopping its attack. Torchic dashed right past and jumped into the air, beating Wobuffet with its beak.
"Mudkip, Tackle!" Mudkip charged towards Victrebel and manage to knock it over.
"Togepi, Metronome!" Togepi waved its arms again. This time a stream of mud sent Weezing flying. "Again!" Misty ordered. Its hand glowed and began streaming out water.
"That's it! Arbok, Poison Sting. Wobuffet, Counter Attack!" Jessie yelled.
"Weezing, Sludge, Victrebel, Razor Leaf!"
Arbok rose up and began shooting needles. The water slammed into Wobuffet and flew back even faster. Weezing began coughing up a black slime and Victrebel sent leaves cutting through the air.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!
"Togepi, Metronome!"
"Mudkip, Water Gun!"
"Torchic, Ember!"
Pikachu let water hit it, and shot a bolt that traveled all the way back to Wobuffet. Togepi's Metronome turned into a Gust, scattering the Poison Sting and blowing away Arbok. Mudkip's Water Gun easily blasted out the Sludge and collided with Weezing. Torchic's ember blazed through Razor Leaf. The attacks sent Team Rocket's Pokemon crashing into their owners, until all of them were among the broken balloon.
"Togepi, another Metronome!" Togepi waved its arm and a jolt of electricity wrapped around Mudkip.
"Helping Hand!" Birche said. "Brendan tell Mudkip to attack!"
"Now Mudkip, send them flying with a Water Gun!" Brendan shouted.
Mudkip, energized by the helping hand, blasted a giant Water Gun.
"Whoa! It's a strong as a Hydro Pump!" Brendan said, wide-eyed, as the Water Gun blasted Team Rocket into the air.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" (Wobuffet!)
"Wow… they went pretty far…" Ash watched as Team Rocket disappeared, balloon and all. A red gleam sparkled for a moment.
"What was that?" Misty wondered aloud.
"My bike!" May screamed.
"Oh… I guess Mudkip must've sent it flying with that Water Gun…" Brendan shrugged. "Sorry about that…"
"Sorry…" May fell to her knees. "Do you know how long I saved up to buy that thing!" Torchic came over and tried to comfort her, but to no avail.
"Well… I said I was sorry…" Brendan said.
"Sorry doesn't cut it!" May shouted. "How am I supposed to get around now!"
"Try walking…"
Ash and Misty had backed away. "It's like…De Ja Vu…" they muttered.
"Walk? I didn't buy that thing so I would have to walk!"
"Ehh… I'm walking. There nothing wrong with it…"
"You… I'll get you for this, Brendan! You can count on it!"
"Bah…" Brendan turned away. "What are you gonna do? Stalk me?"
Lash-There it is! The Beginning! Now let me know what you all think, Keep it or Kill it? R&R