Hello again! Sorry to keep you waiting. Here is chapter 7.

Chapter 7: The plot thickens

Ash's head was spinning. Team Rocket left in a flash before his brain could figure out what happened. He knew they were going to capture Pikachu if they didn't find it first. This worried Ash a lot because if Team Rocket got to Pikachu before they did then they definitely wouldn't be able to get it back.

"We'd better start looking before Team Rocket finds Pikachu." Brock said. Everyone nodded. This was going to get ugly. He took out a pokéball and opened it.

"Mudkip!" A blue pokémon came out of the ball.

"Mudkip," Brock spoke to it, "I need you to try and sense Pikachu and Torchic. We have to work quickly, ok."

Mudkip nodded it's head to show that it understood.


Unknown to the trainers Team Rocket was watching them like hawks near by in a bush.( As always -- )

"Their they are." Jessie whispered as she put down her binoculars. "Are you ready for plan A of TTASP. Trap Twerps And Steal Pikachu."

James nodded. "Let's get started on our traps."


A little cottage sat right in the middle of a clearing in the woods. It was a small cottage no bigger than a apartment. It was made out of strong wood and it looked sturdy.

The door to the cottage flew open. Out step a girl around 8 years.
She had short black hair that was in two pig tails and she was wearing a baby blue dress that was frilled at the ends. She wore goulashes that looked too big for her feet. She had what looked like a berry pouch that she hung on her shoulder.

She turned around casually and called out in a squeaky little voice. "Mom, I'm going out to pick some berries!"

Her mother called from inside the house. "Ok, but be back for dinner."

The girl was just about to leave when her mother called out to her. "Remember to close the door and be careful out there. It should be really slippery AND don't get wet.

The girl closed the door and started walking off. Her face was a picture of delight.

The dew was still on the plants in the forest. The sun was hidden behind some gloomy looking clouds which told you it might rain again. She stopped walking and bent down to look at a white flower.

She just loved it after it rained. There was puddles everywhere and the spinarack webs looked like they had tiny cystals stuck to them. She spotted a puddle and without heeding her mothers warning she jumped in it and splashed around. She giggled with delight. Her shoes were soaked and the bottom of her dress was wet. She didn't seem to care.

After she had her fun she kept walking, doing a little skip here and there.
She had lived here her whole life and she knew her way around.

"AHA! There you are!"

The little girl ran over to an oran berry tree. She smiled. "Hello Mr. Oran berry tree sir."

The little girl took hold of one of the branches and hauled herself up onto it.
Then she climbed all the way to the top.

"You don't mind if I take some of your berries do you? Some of these need to be picked."

The girl started picked the berries that looked ripe and ready to eat.

"Hmmmmmm. Josey will like these"

When the girl had picked the ripest ones she closed her bag and started to climb down. At the last brach she jumped down and went splash in a puddle. Now her dress was really soaked. The girl shrugged it off and started skipping on her way. Sometimes she stopped here and there and sniffed a flower.

"OK! Now time to get some peacha berries from my tree."

What she meant was her peacha tree that her mother planted the day she was born. Her mother took care of it till she was able to take care of it herself. Now she goes and visits it every day. The girl broke into a run when she spotted her tree. It was a small tree with only flowers on it and no berries. Not yet anyway.

The girl touched the tree with her hand.

"How are you tree? Did the rain give you enough water? I hope so! Just in case I brought the Wailmer Pail, but it does not look like you need it. OK, tree! Let's see if you have any berries!"

The girl climbed up the tree and started looking around. Most of it was flowers, but the girl wasn't going to give up. She climbed a little higher. The little girl gasped at what she saw.

Team Rocket was exausted from digging the hole. There plan was simple and plain. It was the same plan that they used over and over again. Dig a hole, cover it, and wait for the victims to fall in. They finally finished the hole and they climbed out. They took some bushes and sticks and put it on top of the hole. Then they covered it with dirt. After spotting the twerps coming their way they hide in the bushes and waited with smirks of victory on their faces.




There was still no sign of Pikachu or Torchic and the trainers patience was growing weary. May was speechless, Ash was worried, and Brock and Max were confused.

All of them were tired, hungry, and wet. Oh how they hoped something good would happen to them. Of course they REALLY hoped that Team Rocket hadn't got to the missing pokémon before they did.

As they were walking along Max was wondering why the ground felt so weird. It felt like it was bending under their weight and trying to give way.

"Hey guys, don't you think the ground feels weird?"

Ash shook his head.

"No, it doesn't feel weird at all. You must be hallucinating because your hungry. Lets keep going."

And that's exactly what they did.

End chapter 7.