Mission 5: Pokemon Egg-stravaganza! (part 1)
"Guys?" Ash asked as he walked into one of the bedrooms, where Pikachu and Eevee lay, asleep. "Can I trust you two to go pick up a few things at the Pokemart?"
"Now?" Eevee complained as she crawled out of bed. "But I'm tired..."
"Come on, it's only for a few things." Ash assured Eevee as he led Pikachu and Eevee downstairs, and placed them aboard Swellow. Once Pikachu had gotten comfortable, Ash handed a piece of paper to him. "Here's the list of things I need."
"All right!" Pikachu replied, motioning to Swellow. "The Pokemart..." Swellow nodded, and flew off into the morning sun.
At the Pokemart...
"Let's see here..." Pikachu mused as he consulted Ash's list. "Potions...Pokechow..." he started, but was unsure of the next few items. "Eevee? What else did Ash say to get?"
"I think he mentioned..." Eevee started, when she heard a crash. "Huh?"
"Come on!" Pikachu led Eevee into the egg and dairy aisle, where they discovered an egg carton with two eggs missing. "In here!"
After a few tense seconds, Pikachu heard frantic screaming from outside. "Oh dear! This is no time for hide and seek..." Just then, Pikachu and Eevee found themselves looking at a Spearow, who jerked back in surprise. "Oh!" Pikachu and Eevee calmly waved a hello, which seemed to assure the Spearow everything was all right. "Have you two seen any Spearow eggs around here?"
"Um, these are all Pidgey eggs." Eevee explained. The Spearow just stared at Eevee, confused.
"You know..." and Pikachu began imitating a Pidgey. "Pidgey! Pidgey! Pidgey!" Just then, he noticed some Pokemart staff approaching them, intent on catching the Spearow. Pikachu led Eevee back to their waiting items, all the while mindful of the struggle a few aisles over.
Just as the twosome went through the checkout lane, the Spearow caught up to them. "I appriciate your help...but I really need to find my lost egg!"
"We're your mon!" Pikachu smiled as he flashed his Rescue Force badge before the Spearow. "We're part of the Pokemon Rescue Force--it's our job to help people and Pokemon!"
"Just tell our master everything--and we'll try our best to help." Eevee added as she finished loading the items onto Swellow. "Come on!" The Spearow hesitantly climbed aboard, and Swellow took off for home...
Back at the base...
"Ash, we're home!" Eevee called as Swellow landed back at the base.
"Thank you, you guys..." Ash started as he emerged from the office. "I'll take these..." he started as he unloaded the items from Swellow, until he found the Spearow looking up at him. "Oh! Hi there! How can we help you?"
The Spearow climbed off of Swellow and settled on the couch before Ash. "Well--" she started...
"Wait..." Ash interrupted. "Let me get the rest of the Force in here..." and with that, he whistled, then waited as he heard footsteps up above. "Here they come..." he assured the Spearow as Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip slid down the rescue pole and joined Ash on the couch.
"What's going on?" Treecko asked.
"This Spearow needs our help..." Ash explained, motioning for the Spearow to begin.
"Well first of all, let me introduce myself..." the Spearow began. "My name is Sora...I live with my mate, Kaze, in Pallet Grove, not far from Viridian City. You see, with spring in the air, Kaze and I began planning for our first clutch of eggs..."
"Mm-hmm..." Treecko nodded. "Spring just started a few days ago." he commented, pointing out the calandar.
"Anyway..." Sora continued. "Two days ago, I laid my first egg...Kaze had gone to find our dinner for the evening, and I had gone down to the stream to get a drink...until I heard a hiss, one that sounded like fire."
"You mean like a hot air balloon?" Torchic asked.
"Yes!" Sora smiled. "I saw a Meowth balloon descend close to the nest, and it stole the egg! I tried to stop them, but all I could do was hold on...I held on for as long is I could...until the balloon drop me on top of a Pokemart...I checked every Pokemart in the area, hoping that our first child hadn't become breakfast for a trainer. That's how I met these two." she concluded, gesturing to Pikachu and Eevee.
Ash was silent for a moment as he pondered Sora's story. "Well, Sora...the Meowth balloon you described sounds like it would belong to Team Rocket..."
"Team Rocket?" Sora gasped. "What would they want with an egg?"
"Sometimes Team Rocket goes after the silliest things for their plots..." Treecko replied.
"Easy, Treecko..." Ash interuppted. "We're not entirely sure it's Team Rocket's doing yet." He turned to Sora. "Tell you what, Sora...if you'll meet up with us at the edge of Pallet Grove tomorrow morning, we'll search together...how's that sound?"
"What a wonderful idea!" Sora was elated. "Thank you all for helping me out...Kaze will be so glad to hear that you're helping me!"
"Any time, Sora!" Ash called after Sora as she departed the base. "Any time!"
To Be Continued...