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Chapter 2B

Jake to the Rescue

Lexi had just received her Bulbasaur and is now on her way to Viridian City.

"Okay, Bulbasaur, we have to leave now. We have to makeitto Viridian City today." Lexi had just finished feeding her Bulbasaur a Poke Snack, and it just wanted to just keep on eating. "Return Bulbasaur," she said as she recalled her Pokemon.

Lexi had been walking for less than an hour and already she was hot and tired. There wasn't much going on in Route 1, just a couple of weak Pidgeys and Rattatas. Of course, her Bulbasaur easily defeated them all.

She finished her snack, got up, and started walking toward Viridian. It wasn't long before she started to hear voices on the other side of the bushes. Lexi walked up to the bushes and knelt down, eavesdropping onthe two people's conversation.

The first person was a tall female wearing black clothes with a big R on it. The other one was an even taller male wearing white with a big M on it. The guy seemed to be really angry at the girl.

"All you could get from him was a stupid potion!" he shouted. "This is garbage, Rachel."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Rachel said meekly, cowering down. She seemed to be intimidated by this guy.

"Sorry is not an excuse," he yelled back. "Team Missile saved Team Rocket, and now I'm regretting it. It was a Squirtle for god's sake. He was so frustrated he had to turn his back on her.

Lexi couldn't help herself from giggling at these two really weird people. Who would dress like that, she thought. And who are Team Missile and Rocket?

The guy turned around, quicker than anything. "What are you giggling for," he asked Rachel. His face was turning red, ready to explode.

"That wasn't me, Jonathan," she replied. "It seemed to have come over from those bushes."

Lexi tensed up. They had heard her, and were now coming to look for her. She was looking for any way to get out of there without being seen. She was about to crawl away, when she heard, "There she is!"

Rachel had redeemed herself by finding the mysterious giggler. Lexi felt her heart drop. She didn't have a clue what these people would do to her. She felt her adrenaline spike as she thought of what to do.

"You snot nosed brat," Jonathan said as walked up behind Rachel. "Spying on a member of Team Missile is rewarded with punishment little girl."

"What are you going to do to me?" Lexi asked, her voice cracking. She was getting more worried by the second.

"Just give me your Pokemon and everything in your bag," Jonathan said. "And you can go." There was a long pause as everyone stood silent. Lexi was not going to give him anything.

"Get away, creep," she yelled. "Go Bulbasaur!" She threw her Poke Ball and Bulbasaur flew out. "Tackle that guy now!" Bulbasaur flew at the guy but was stopped by a Machop.

"Now Machop, use Karate Chop!" Jonathon ordered his Pokemon. Machop ran toward Bulbasaur, ready to attack him.

"Bulbasaur, try to dodge it!" Lexi screamed. Luckily, her wish was granted to her. Bulbasaur was able to jump out of the way, dodging the attack. However, when he landed, an Ekans wrapped around him. Bulbasaur was unable to move!

"I guess you do need my help," Rachel said to Jonathan. "Now Ekans, squeeze tighter!" Ekans obeyed the command, wrapping itself tighter and tighter around Bulbasaur.

"Two on one is unfair," Lexi yelled at them. She was already getting frustrated because her Bulbasaur was helpless.

"What do you expect from Team Missile and Team Rocket?" Jonathan sneered. "Now, Machop use Karate Chop while Bulbasaur can't move!" Once again Machop charged toward Bulbasaur, but right as he was about to attack, Machop was shot back.

A Beedrill had appeared and used Fury Attack. It shot Machop back, and just kept coming. Beedrill looked than an enormous yellow jacket with sharp, silver cones on it's arms. It was shooting these at Machop.

"Where the heck did that thing come from?" Jonathan demanded. Just at that moment, a man about 20 years old jumped down from the tree. He was tall, masculine, and was wearing dirty, tattered clothes.

"Beedrill, use Fury Attack on Ekans to release the Bulbasaur," he commanded. The mysterious person had a very low voice that was sort of intimidating. Beedrill once again shot the stingers, this time at Ekans releasing it. It was now two on two.

"Thanks a lot," Lexi said. "Now use tac…"

"Bulbasaur, use leech seed!" the guy said. For some reason Bulbasaur listened to the command even though the guy wasn't it's trainer. Little spores shot out of the bulb on it's back, landing all over Ekans and Machop.

"What do you think your doing?" Lexi shouted at the guy. However, all of a sudden, Ekans and Machop had their energy drained, which was absorbed by Bulbasaurinstantly. Ekans fainted from the attack, but Machop held on, if just barely.

"Machop, use Karate Chop one more time," Jonathan said. Machop ran forward, but fainted halfway to Bulbasaur and Beedrill. "Ah, dang it. Return Machop." Jonathon recalled his Pokemon while Rachel recalled her own.

"I failed again," Rachel cried. "You'll see us again, brat!" With that, Rachel and Jonathan ran off back into the bushes.

"Hey, thanks again for your help," Lexi said as she recalled her Bulbasaur. "How did you know my Bulbasaur learned Leech Seed?"

"I know Pokemon, and Pokemon know me," the guy said. "And by the way, the name's Jake. Stay out of trouble now!" Jake recalled his Beedrill and ran off.

I wonder who he was, Lexi thought to herself. I have a good feeling we'll meet again soon.

Lexi's Pokemon:

Bulbasaur- leech seed, tackle, growl

Author's Note: You'll be seeing Jonathan and Rachel again in later chapters. I'll also unravel the mystery of Jake slowly throughout the story. Please Review!