Chapter Five
Love is in the Air
Saffron City
Rocket Headquarters
"Jessie and James, I have given you hundreds of second chances, yet you never succeed to steal me a rare Pokemon. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELVES? DO YOU WANT TO BE KICKED OFF TEAM ROCKET?"
"No, Boss! We're truly sorry! Please don't fire us!" whimpered Jessie and James. They started to sob crocodile tears.
"Alright. I won't fire you, but I have a new mission for you. I have been picking up strong energy sources from Fuchsia City's coastline. I want you to go back there, find the source of the energy, see if it is a powerful Pokemon, and if it is, capture it. Now GO!"
"YES BOSS!" saluted Jessie and James. When the two teens walked out of the HQ, Jessie, running her fingers through her long red hair said, "Whew! That was a close one, James! I was almost positive that Boss Giovanni would surely fire us!"
"Yeah. Sigh. I sure am glad to be out of that room. The Boss gives me the creeps!" replied James. He helped Jessie into the Meowth balloon and jumped in himself. He blew lavender hair out of his face and looked to Meowth who was waiting there.
"How'd the meeting' with da' Boss go?" the Pokemon asked.
"Boss sent us on a new mission. I was just getting used to the old one," complained James. "Let's go Meowth. Get this stupid hot air balloon going to Fuchsia City."
"But we were just there yesterday!" exclaimed Meowth. Jessie slapped him upside the head. "Just get going and shut your stupid Meowth (it's another bad pun!)! Boss is sending us there for our new mission, have you not forgotten?" Meowth rubbed his sore and slapped up head, jumped onto a stool, and started the balloon.
Fuchsia City Coastline
The kids walked to walked to a nearby videophone. Ash dialed his house and waited for his mom to answer.
Meanwhile at the Ketchum house, Mrs. Ketchum was gardening as usual. Everything was calm and quiet. This was the kind of serenity one could appreciate. But the quiet was interrupted by the sudden sound of "RING RING RING! RING RING RING! PHONE CALL! PHONE CALL!"
"Oh, it's that darn videophone. I really must change that tone sometime," Mrs. Ketchum sighed.
"Ketchum residence. Mrs. Ketchum speaking." Ash grinned.
"Hi, Mom! It's me, Ash!"
"Oh, hi Ash! Honey, I am so glad to hear from you! I miss you so much!"
"I miss you too, Mom. Hey Mom, I got a favor to ask. Can some of my friends come over and stay for a little?"
"Ash, you know very well that Brock and Misty are welcome any time."
"But Mom, there's going to be a little more people this time."
"Of course. Any friends of yours are welcome. Just tell me how many people."
Ash cringed. Would his mom freak out at the thought of more than a dozen people, 3 cats, and 2 Pokemon? "Well, Mom, there's Brock and Misty, and some others."
"Just tell me!"
"Alright. There are 14 people all together, with 3 cats, and 2 Pokemon." Ash looked at his mom's face on the screen and tried to study it for a moment.
"That's fine honey. Just bring them over here to Pallet and everything will be ready. Don't you worry Ash, it's the more the merrier!" Ash laughed.
"Yay! Thanks mom! We'll be taking a ferry on over! See you soon, Mom! Love you!"
"I love you too, Ash. And don't forget to always wear your clean underwear!"
Ash blushed a deep shade of red. Hotaru held back a giggle.
"Mom! Please! You're embarrassing me!"
"Ash, you will always be my little boy! Bye now!" The screen went blank. Ash turned around. He laughed uneasily.
"Sorry about that."
Hotaru looked at him sincerely. "No prob. You are so lucky that you at least have a parent. Ash stared at Hotaru.
Boy! She is really pretty. Could she be an orphan? Ash thought. He was right. Hotaru was very pretty, with dark black hair that spilled past her shoulders, pale skin, deep purple eyes, and dark purple simmers in her hair. She looked almost like a princess! Ash was also right about the other part: Hotaru was an orphan! Her father had died recently. She was now living with Trista, Amara, and Michelle.
Wow! Ash is kind of cute! He's so lucky to at least have a mom. My mom died when I was 5! Hotaru thought to herself. Ash had developed muscles in his arms and his spiky black hair was trimmed a bit shorter than it was 3 years ago. Misty suddenly gasped.
Oh-no! Is this really happening? Could I lose him so soon?
Brock had noticed the starry eyed looks on Hotaru and Ash's face. He recognized it as a love at first sight look. He himself had experienced it many times before. Brock noticed that pretty girl named Mina was staring at him. She had a starry-eyed look on her face too! Was it for him? He decided to find out.
"Hello. My name is Brock. Oh, sorry. You probably know that already." Brock sweat dropped. What a stupid introduction! he thought. Mina blushed.
"That's O.K. I'm Mina. I kind of think you're cute." Mina immediately blushed even more. Aw man! He probably thinks that I'm a mindless idiot! Humph! I was such an idiot to just blurt that out! thought Mina. Brock got a surprised look on his face. He grinned.
"Uh, Mina, would you like to out for dinner with me sometime? I know this great little placeā¦"
Mina looked up at Brock's face. She smiled brightly. "Of course! I'd love too, Brock!" Then Brock smiled! He offered her his arm, she hooked hers in his, and the couple walked to the rest of the group. All right! She thinks I'm cute! Yes! She said yes! She's going out to dinner with me! Who's the man? I'm the man! screamed the little voice in Brock's head. Oh wow! He is totally hunky! He asked me to dinner! Yay! Oh yeah! I'm in LOVE! I did it! Whoo hoo! I snagged a date with him! shrieked Mina's conscience. The 2 teens smiled at each other and caught up with the group.
Love is in the Air
Saffron City
Rocket Headquarters
"Jessie and James, I have given you hundreds of second chances, yet you never succeed to steal me a rare Pokemon. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELVES? DO YOU WANT TO BE KICKED OFF TEAM ROCKET?"
"No, Boss! We're truly sorry! Please don't fire us!" whimpered Jessie and James. They started to sob crocodile tears.
"Alright. I won't fire you, but I have a new mission for you. I have been picking up strong energy sources from Fuchsia City's coastline. I want you to go back there, find the source of the energy, see if it is a powerful Pokemon, and if it is, capture it. Now GO!"
"YES BOSS!" saluted Jessie and James. When the two teens walked out of the HQ, Jessie, running her fingers through her long red hair said, "Whew! That was a close one, James! I was almost positive that Boss Giovanni would surely fire us!"
"Yeah. Sigh. I sure am glad to be out of that room. The Boss gives me the creeps!" replied James. He helped Jessie into the Meowth balloon and jumped in himself. He blew lavender hair out of his face and looked to Meowth who was waiting there.
"How'd the meeting' with da' Boss go?" the Pokemon asked.
"Boss sent us on a new mission. I was just getting used to the old one," complained James. "Let's go Meowth. Get this stupid hot air balloon going to Fuchsia City."
"But we were just there yesterday!" exclaimed Meowth. Jessie slapped him upside the head. "Just get going and shut your stupid Meowth (it's another bad pun!)! Boss is sending us there for our new mission, have you not forgotten?" Meowth rubbed his sore and slapped up head, jumped onto a stool, and started the balloon.
Fuchsia City Coastline
The kids walked to walked to a nearby videophone. Ash dialed his house and waited for his mom to answer.
Meanwhile at the Ketchum house, Mrs. Ketchum was gardening as usual. Everything was calm and quiet. This was the kind of serenity one could appreciate. But the quiet was interrupted by the sudden sound of "RING RING RING! RING RING RING! PHONE CALL! PHONE CALL!"
"Oh, it's that darn videophone. I really must change that tone sometime," Mrs. Ketchum sighed.
"Ketchum residence. Mrs. Ketchum speaking." Ash grinned.
"Hi, Mom! It's me, Ash!"
"Oh, hi Ash! Honey, I am so glad to hear from you! I miss you so much!"
"I miss you too, Mom. Hey Mom, I got a favor to ask. Can some of my friends come over and stay for a little?"
"Ash, you know very well that Brock and Misty are welcome any time."
"But Mom, there's going to be a little more people this time."
"Of course. Any friends of yours are welcome. Just tell me how many people."
Ash cringed. Would his mom freak out at the thought of more than a dozen people, 3 cats, and 2 Pokemon? "Well, Mom, there's Brock and Misty, and some others."
"Just tell me!"
"Alright. There are 14 people all together, with 3 cats, and 2 Pokemon." Ash looked at his mom's face on the screen and tried to study it for a moment.
"That's fine honey. Just bring them over here to Pallet and everything will be ready. Don't you worry Ash, it's the more the merrier!" Ash laughed.
"Yay! Thanks mom! We'll be taking a ferry on over! See you soon, Mom! Love you!"
"I love you too, Ash. And don't forget to always wear your clean underwear!"
Ash blushed a deep shade of red. Hotaru held back a giggle.
"Mom! Please! You're embarrassing me!"
"Ash, you will always be my little boy! Bye now!" The screen went blank. Ash turned around. He laughed uneasily.
"Sorry about that."
Hotaru looked at him sincerely. "No prob. You are so lucky that you at least have a parent. Ash stared at Hotaru.
Boy! She is really pretty. Could she be an orphan? Ash thought. He was right. Hotaru was very pretty, with dark black hair that spilled past her shoulders, pale skin, deep purple eyes, and dark purple simmers in her hair. She looked almost like a princess! Ash was also right about the other part: Hotaru was an orphan! Her father had died recently. She was now living with Trista, Amara, and Michelle.
Wow! Ash is kind of cute! He's so lucky to at least have a mom. My mom died when I was 5! Hotaru thought to herself. Ash had developed muscles in his arms and his spiky black hair was trimmed a bit shorter than it was 3 years ago. Misty suddenly gasped.
Oh-no! Is this really happening? Could I lose him so soon?
Brock had noticed the starry eyed looks on Hotaru and Ash's face. He recognized it as a love at first sight look. He himself had experienced it many times before. Brock noticed that pretty girl named Mina was staring at him. She had a starry-eyed look on her face too! Was it for him? He decided to find out.
"Hello. My name is Brock. Oh, sorry. You probably know that already." Brock sweat dropped. What a stupid introduction! he thought. Mina blushed.
"That's O.K. I'm Mina. I kind of think you're cute." Mina immediately blushed even more. Aw man! He probably thinks that I'm a mindless idiot! Humph! I was such an idiot to just blurt that out! thought Mina. Brock got a surprised look on his face. He grinned.
"Uh, Mina, would you like to out for dinner with me sometime? I know this great little placeā¦"
Mina looked up at Brock's face. She smiled brightly. "Of course! I'd love too, Brock!" Then Brock smiled! He offered her his arm, she hooked hers in his, and the couple walked to the rest of the group. All right! She thinks I'm cute! Yes! She said yes! She's going out to dinner with me! Who's the man? I'm the man! screamed the little voice in Brock's head. Oh wow! He is totally hunky! He asked me to dinner! Yay! Oh yeah! I'm in LOVE! I did it! Whoo hoo! I snagged a date with him! shrieked Mina's conscience. The 2 teens smiled at each other and caught up with the group.
