Chapter 2: Rehearsal
The next day Ash went to Viridian City to meet May. He had told his mom he was just going for a walk and snuck out of his house. As he got into Viridian he saw May standing in front of the Pokemon Center looking as beautiful as ever.
"Hey May. Are you ready to practice being a couple?" Ash asked. Even though it wasn't official Ash could still feel the heat rising to his cheeks as he said that to May.
"Yeah sure. So what do we have to do to prove to your mom that we are together?" May asked curiously on how far this was going to go.
"Well, we have to be able to hold hands and get close to each other so she doesn't think we're just faking it. So"
Ash reached his hand towards Mays and lightly grabbed it. It wasn't very hard at all. Ash was still blushing like crazy at just touching May but she didn't seem to mind at all and squeezed his hand in hers.
"There. We got that part down. Now let's work on getting close." Ash stated.
Will this do?" May leaned over and pulled Ash into a small hug holding onto him and barely containing her blushing face and internal joy.
"Y…yeah. That's great." Ash said as he hugged her back.
They both pulled away from each other trying to hide their blushing faces.
"Thanks May, that was great. You really helped a lot." Ash said smiling
"No problem. Well, I guess I'll head home now. I told my mom I was going shopping and she's probably wondering where I went." May said turning around and about to walk off.
Just as she was about to leave a voice deep inside Ash made him yell out. "May, wait"
May stopped and turned back around to look at Ash. "What is it Ash?" she asked confused.
"There is something I have to tell you. I've always had these feelings for you but I was too afraid to admit them because I thought you didn't like me. But it's driving me crazy inside so I have to let it out. May, I"
A large explosion was suddenly heard from a few feet away. Ash turned around to see none other than Team Rocket holding a very large cannon.
"Prepare for trouble"
"Make it 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"
"Jesse"
"James"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight"
"Meowth that's right"
"Oh, I am so not in the mood for this right now. Pikachu go use Thunder!" Ash commanded.
Pikachu jumped off of Ash's shoulder towards Team Rocket. In mid-air a large volt of electricity was sent flying towards them. Team Rocket didn't seem to care at all though.
"Fire the rubber net cannon!" Jesse commanded.
"Rubber net cannon launched!" Meowth yelled.
Suddenly a large pink ball flew out of the cannon right towards Pikachu. It hit him dead on and put him in an isolated prison. Pikachu let off high voltage to show his displeasure but it did nothing in his rubber prison.
"Pikachu!" I'm going to get you 3 for that. Go Swellow!" But before Ash could grab Swellow's Pokeball another net was fired at him, locking his arms and legs together and forcing Ash to fall to the ground.
"I don't think so twerp. We're sick of you winning all the time so we came prepared." Jesse said smirking at the trainer's anger.
"You leave Ash alone. Go Blaziken!" May yelled after watching Ash fall.
A large red creature appeared before Team Rocket. With fire glowing on its wrists the large creature let out a cry of anger at the 3 Team Rocket members.
"Oh no, a Blaziken. Whatever will we do?" Jesse asked in a sarcastic tone.
"Fire the water gun!" Meowth yelled.
"Water gun fired!" James pulled out a large super soaker and fired it at Blaziken. The water hit him dead on and Blaziken was thrown into a nearby tree now unconsiouss.
"No, Blaziken!" May yelled in horror as she watched her starter Pokemon lie out cold.
May was running toward her Pokemon but quickly got hit with a net and was forced onto the ground next to Ash.
"Well, that was fun. I think we'll just take your Pikachu and go now. Bye, bye twerps." Jesse said as they hopped into their Meowth balloon and prepared to take off.
"Wait, take me instead!" Ash yelled in a last ditch effort to get them to stop. The trio stopped and turned around, surprised at what Ash said.
"Take you? Why on Earth would we do that? Our boss wants rare Pokemon, not annoying twerps like you." Meowth said in a mocking tone.
"If u take me with you I'll help you catch rare Pokemon and abandon my dream as a Pokemon Master." Ash said with a larger hint of sadness in his voice.
"What? Ash are you crazy? Don't do it Ash! Wait!" May yelled in anger as she tried to break free from her prison.
Jesse walked over and leaned down right in front of Ash. "Do you promise to obey Team Rocket and never question our authority?" she asked looking Ash right in the eye.
"I promise. I will never question your authority. I will always obey Team Rocket. Ash said looking right back at Jesse, total seriousness in his eyes.
Jesse smiled before leaning in to lightly kiss Ash on the lips, holding his face for a few minutes before pulling back. "There is your initiation. Welcome to Team Rocket"
"How come I never got that kind of initiation?" James asked in an angry tone as he watched the scene in shock.
"Grose, that is so nasty. Get your tongue out of his mouth you slut!" May yelled in disgust as she watched the scene.
Jesse just looked at May with a smirk as if to say 'He's mine now'
Jesse then let Ash loose, who still had a dumbfounded look on his blushing face from what just happened but he stood up and looked serious.
"Ok, let's go. You have all of my Pokemon." Ash stated.
"Hold on twerp. In order to prove you are one of us you must first eliminate her." Jesse said pointing at May.
Ash looked at May with a cold look on his face before turning back to Jesse. "Very well, go Grovyle"
A medium sized gecko like Pokemon with leaves on his hands appeared.
"No, Ash don't do it." May said in horror.
"I'm sorry May, I have to." Ash said with no sadness whatsoever in his voice.
"But Ash, I love you!" May yelled with all her heart finally expressing her true feelings.
Ash first got a grin, then a full smile on his face. "I love you too May"
"What? Eliminate her now twerp. I order you!" Jesse yelled.
Ash turned around and looked at Team Rocket, pure anger on his face. "Did you three really think I would join you? Get real. Grovyle, Leaf Blade"
Grovyle jumped forward and in a split second cut Pikachu out of his Rubber prison and set the electric mouse free.
"Pikachu, use Thunder with all your might!" Ash yelled.
Pikachu walked about three inches in front of Team Rocket before letting loose a powerful volt of electricity sending them flying a good 40 feet in the air.
"What the heck happened? I thought the twerp was on our side!" Jesse yelled confused as they flew into the air.
"That's what you get when you go for younger men. They'll turn on you in an instant." James said angry.
"It looks like Team Rocket is blasting off again!" they all yelled at once before disappearing into the sky.
Back on the ground Ash was helping May out of her net and lifting her to her feet.
"There you go May. Let's go take Blaziken to a Pokemon Center now." Ash said turning around like nothing happened.
"Hey, wait just a second Ash! How can you just simply walk away after what you did?" May yelled in a mixture on confusion and anger.
"What? I never hurt you and it was the only way to get them to let me out. Plus, now we know we love each other." Ash stated.
"Yeah, but…Dang it Ash I'm still angry. Wait, did you say love?" May said taking in everything he just said.
Ash walked over and pulled May into a light hug. "Of course, you're the only one for me." Ash then leaned in and pressed his lips to May's. She kissed back and the two stayed like that for a while before Ash pulled back.
"Just don't expect me to ever let Jesse kiss me again. That was nasty!" Ash said in with a look of disgust on his face. May just laughed at his expression.
"Well, I guess it all worked out in the end. Blaziken return. Come on Ash; let's go to the Pokemon Center." May said with a big smile on her face as she grabbed his hand.
The two walked off hand in hand, happy as can be. Little did they know they we're being watched from a distance. Mrs. Ketchum had walked into town for some shopping and watched the whole scene from a distance.
"What? Ash and that girl are together now? I will not stand for him being with some little hoe like that"
Mrs. Ketchum reached into her purse and pulled out a Cell Phone. She dialed a few numbers before talking.
"Misty? It's Ash's mom. How would you like to come and visit?"
R&R please!