Chapter 2
The bus engine was all that was heard. "Are we the only ones here?" Jessica asked the driver. "…Um, no…I think I picked up about…um…" The bus was at a red light, and the driver counted on his fingers. "I picked up five kids and a Pikachu." "What did the kids look like?" "Well, one was a girl, she was a brunette, and was wearing a red cap…or a bandana, or…well, yes…" Jessica sweat drops. "Her face looked young, but her body looked like a teens, so I didn't guess age. All the rest were boys. One of the boys was also a brunette, he looked like he was the oldest. Another looked like the youngest, he had dark blue hair, and big glasses." Good, so far they aren't the people who got us last night. Jessica thought. "Another boy looked about your age, his hair was black, and was wearing a hat. He had a Pikachu with him. The last boy has black hair, but the ends that go up are white. I think the girl called him Brandon, or Brendan, I wasn't really listening." "Okay thanks." Jessica sits down by Mandy. "They are here, on the bus." She whispered. "Who? Who are here?" Mandy asked. "The people from last night! They are here, on the bus." Jessica whispered. "Do you think it is just coincidence? Are they following us?" "I don't know…we did get on after them… " Jessica said, "So it must be coincidence." "Right, let's just hope they don't come in here…" Mandy said. But just a soon as she said that, the pair heard voices, becoming louder and louder.
The sliding door opens, and the group walks in. (Ash, Brock, May, Max, Pikachu, and Brendan.) There was a silence. Mandy and Jessica try to hide their faces. "Hey…have we met?" Brendan asked walking over to Mandy. "No, you must have mistaken me for some one else." Mandy said. "Mandy, I know its you." Brendan said, putting his hand on her arm. "Don't touch me!" Mandy yelled, turning and punching him. "Well, well, well, haven't changed a bit, have you Mandy, still as short tempered as ever." He said, rubbing his cheek. "Go away!" Jessica yelled. "You aren't bothering these two ladies, are you sir?" the driver asked. Brendan gives him a look, and continues to harass Mandy. "HEY! I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STOP BOTHERING HER!" The driver yelled. "Stay out of this!" Brendan yelled back. "I can kick you and all of your friends off this bus!" "Brendan, knock it off! Your gonna get us all in big trouble!" Ash said, "Hey…wait, you are the people who stole from us!" "So you say these two young women stole from you?" the driver said. "YA! Last night! They stole our backpacks!" Ash said. "Do they have your backpacks?" the driver asked. "Um, well, no we got them back…but still!" "Well, they don't have your stuff, so it is not stolen." "He has a point." Max said. "Humph." Ash huffed, sitting down.
Brendan pushes Jessica aside and sits next to Mandy. "I missed you a lot. You do know that, right?" Brendan said. Mandy scoots down away from Brendan. He scoots with her until they reached the end of the seat. "Did you miss me, or did he make you happy?" Mandy looks at him, her eyes watering up. "No, he didn't, he left me…" "Just like you left me." "…" Mandy hesitates. "Did you miss me at all?" "I…" Jessica walks over. "Look, I don't know who you are, but you better leave my friend alone. If you don't you will be in a lot of pain." "You may not know me, but your friend Mandy does, so I have a right to talk to her too." Brendan said, pushing Jessica back down in her seat. "And if any one will be in pain, it will be you if you don't leave me to talk to Mandy over there." "Brendan, don't talk to her like that!" Mandy said, standing up.
"NEXT STOP!" the bus driver called. "We are going now!" Mandy said, walking towards the entrance of the bus. Jessica fallows. "MANDY! You are not leaving me again! I am going with you!" Brendan said. He started to fallow, and grabbed Mandy's arm. "Wait, Brendan, I thought you wanted to travel with us!" May said, as she grabbed his hand, "And I thought we had something special…" "Oh god no! I have never, and will never like you that way! There is only one person I will ever love and I happen to be holding her arm." Brendan said, pulling Mandy closer. She smiles weirdly, and then frowns. "There was only one reason I was traveling with you all. I was trying to get Ash's Pikachu! I am a member of Team Snag 'em of the Orre." "No way! You're that Brendan?" Brock said. "Koffing, go! Smoke screen!" Brendan yelled. A large cloud of smoke came pouring out of the Pokemon, and Brendan ran pulling Mandy behind him. He returned his Pokemon. Brendan grabbed Jessica and jumped out of the bus.
Mandy threw a poke-ball and Raquoza appeared. It caught them, and flew up into the air. Mandy and Jessica watched as the bus crashed. "Oh no! We need to go back! We need to see if they are okay!" Mandy yelled. "Are you kidding?" Brendan asked, "Mandy you have gotten soft." "She's right, we are thieves, not killers!" Jessica yelled. "Well, you didn't kill them! They might not even be dead!" Brendan said, laughing. "Brendan, that is not funny!" Mandy yelled. "Oh god, Mandy, what has the world done to you?"
