I wonder how the trio fared being held captive by Barney for a while...What? You think I'm worried about them? Please… they'll be fine… Let's try something new…let's pick up where we left off, shall we?


#18: Death by Gyarados

"Come back! I love you! Don't you love me?!"

SLAM!

Jessie, James and Meowth manage to escape outside from the clutches of Barney the Purple Dinosaur, as they slam the preschool's door into his face. All three of them were breathing heavily as they were glad to get out of there.

"Who…the heck…watches that…thing anyway?!" James pants, turning to the others.

"I don't know…but I don't want to think about it anymore!" Jessie responds.

"Yeah, let's blow this joint!" Meowth says, getting up and walking back toward where Paul might have headed.

Minutes later, the trio does indeed find their target. Paul had just entered the main city. Keeping a safe distance from him, they slowly inch their way up toward him until they get into arms reach.

They're thievery attempt, however, was interrupted as Team Rocket and Paul both suddenly stop and turn toward a large TV display outside of a store. It seemed a special broadcast was taking place.

"We interrupt this program to bring you a special news report! A large and deadly Gyarados has escaped from the city's local Gym. We ask that everyone to stay calm and keep a sharp eye on its whereabouts. A large cash reward will be given to anyone who can capture it and return it to its rightful owners."

"Did you hear that? A large cash reward! We should go and catch it!" James suggests to his allies.

"Are you kidding? I'm not going after that Gyarados! We've got more important things to do, like capture this twerp's Pokemon!" Meowth points out.

Paul then turns around towards Team Rocket upon hearing them talk.

"What? How long have you been standing here?" Paul inquires, eyebrow risen in suspicion.

"Ha! You were too busy looking at that news broadcast to even notice us!" Jessie says in a 'matter of fact' tone.

"That's a load of crap, you were standing there watching the news broadcast too!" Paul shoots back at hem.

"Okay enough of this! Get his Pokemon!" Meowth yells his partners.

Jessie and James were about to pull out their Pokeballs and take action, when they then felt something cold breathing on the back of their necks.

All three of them froze and look at one another, then slowly turn around.

A large dangerous-looking Gyarados, just as the news anchor described, was standing behind them, breathing down their necks while looking at them with an angry look.

All of them must have turned white with fear as they hesitantly tried to make a break for it…

SLAP!

…when the Gyarados suddenly spun around and slaps them with its tail, sending them flying down the street and colliding into a speeding transit bus.

"Man…that's rough…" Paul quietly comments as he watched Team Rocket's demise before turning back toward the Gyarados, who looked like it was about to attack him next.

Thinking quickly, Paul whips out a Pokeball and tosses it at the Gyarados, immediately and amazingly capturing it without fault.

"Wow, that was easy…wonder why a Gyarados is roaming dry land in the first place…of well, time to collect my reward I guess," he says, tucking away the captured Pokemon and continuing his way.


Today's lesson? Um…opportunity will present itself in the strangest ways? Nah that can't be it…you think of one!
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