Chapter 7
Blast off Team Rocket
the duo begins to quickly strike a pose, confusing everyone
it's time to prepare for trouble! said the woman.
and make it double! said the man.
to protect the world from devastation!
to unite all people within our nation!
to denounce the evil with truth and love!
to extend our reach to the stars above!
as the two continue to recite what they were saying, Lincoln, misty, and ren stared with bewilderment on their faces.
Jessie! flipping her hair.
James! smiling while smelling a rose in his hand.
in union, Jessie and James dramatically pointing at Lincoln, misty and ren before preparing to finish their motto.
Team Rocket, blasting off at the speed of light!
surrender now or prepare to fight!
as if on que, meowth jumps in front of the goons, exclaiming meowth! that's right now den, we'll be taking those Pokémon off your hands!
...wow...just wow, muttered misty with a confused face.
that was...what the hell was that? asked Lincoln as he gasped the trio, completely dumbfounded.
that was our official team rocket motto, little boy. replied James condescending as he plays with his rose. it's meant to strike fear in the hearts of any trainer that hears it.
crossing her arms with a smirk, Jessie adds "and base on the looks on your faces, I'd say it worked.
Lincoln, misty, and ren gave questionable looks before Lincoln turned towards the two rockets and answered "uh...not really - that was the dumbest thing I ever heard so far during my time here in kanto. it makes you guys' sound like superheroes instead of villains, did you rip it off some kid show or what?
upon hearing Lincoln's response, "Jessie snarls you're calling us rip offs!? how dare you! we are members of team rocket - the premiere criminal organization of kanto!
yeah, yeah, I've heard about you professor oak warned me about you low life crooks. replied Lincoln replied, giving the three glares as Pikachu leaps in front of the trio, cheeks sparkling threateningly electricity.
Dat's right, brat! and if you know what's good for ya, you'll hand over all the Pokémon you have right now! and we're not low lives responded meowth, expending his claws menacingly in an attempt to scare the boy.
instead of scaring him however, Lincoln narrowed his eyes as he replied not happening - I'll take my chance to kick your ugly butts instead. before turning to Pikachu. you ready, pal?
Pikachu nodded once before he turned his focus on the three rockets.
so, you're going to fight these guys, huh? that's bold of you link, said misty with an impressed look before she quickly scowled, that doesn't change for falling on me, though.
you forget you fell on me you moron, Lincoln corrected with a frown. save the arguments for later, now let's kick these clowns out of here, said ren.
good point. ren, let's go staryu! the conceded red pulled out her pokeball out of her pocket and releasing an orange-color star Pokémon resembling a five-pointed star with a yellow core that held a red sphere gem in the center.
as she did that ren pulled his pokeball releasing a light grey fox like Pokémon, let's do this buddy, said ren.
whoa, what Pokémon is that, asked Lincoln pulling out his pokedex scanning it.
Eevee the fox Pokémon, a normal type, Eevee are very unique with its unique DNA to evolve. this Eevee knows swift, quick attack, energy ball, and crunch, the pokedex exclaimed.
wow, but why is it a different color, I'll ask him after dealing with team rocket, Lincoln thought. facing the trio ready to fight.
as she took her pokeball out of her own pocket, jessie asked, so you think you can beat us and stop us from completing our mission?
we're not going to let you low lives steal these Pokémon - you'll have to get through us first, replied Lincoln defiantly with misty and ren nodding in agreement.
then we'll crush you quickly and swipe the Pokémon this place has to offer, including yours. replied Jessie with an evil smirk throwing the pokeball, get out here Ekans!
taking out his own pokeball and throwing it, you too, koffing!
the two pokeballs opened up revealing two purple colored Pokémon appeared in front of the rocket grunts, ready for battle.
the first one has a spherical body with numerus craters that look like its admitting smog from them while the other was a serpent Pokémon with yellow eyes that had a yellow band around its neck and similarly colored rattle at the end of its tail.
so were facing off against an ekans and koffing...muttered misty as she glanced at the two Pokémon. they're both poison types, so try not to let them touch Pikachu, got it squirt?
yeah, I got it, and I'm not a squirt, replied Lincoln while still focused on team rocket - he had a feeling this battle is going to be tough.
I think we should divide and conquer, squirt - you deal with koffing, ren you deal meowth, and I'll deal with the old red hag, said misty while pointing at jessie, who fumed at the insult.
red-hair hag?! how dare you! I'll put you in your place, you little training bra! snarled jessie before pointing at Lincoln. you deal with the other one, James - i want to deal with his girlfriend myself!
hey, she's not i have one back home, exclaimed Lincoln in irritation, only for the rockets ignored him.
you sure you want to face her on you own, jessie?
I SAID I'M FACING HER JAMES, snapped jessie, causing him to cower away from her.
I know how you feel buddy my sisters are the same way, said Lincoln.
you really know how it feels...wait don't distract me, were supposed to be enemies!
that's right Jim so hurry up and beat him, said meowth, while Lincoln looked surprised, you can talk human, asked Lincoln.
with a look of pride, meowth replied. Dat's right! I'm a one-of-a-kind-meowth, ya know, the only one that can speak human language.
interesting...mused Lincoln.
hey what about our fight?!
oh sorry, said Lincoln.
koffing use sludge on Pikachu, yelled James. koffing shoots small sludge globs at Pikachu, dodge it then use quick attack, yelled Lincoln. as Pikachu doges and starts his quick attack hitting koffing back and forth.
use smoke screen now! James ordered with a smirk. causing it to puff up then released a thick, black-colored smog from its body, engulfing the area.
with the cloud smog starting to grow, in size Lincoln quickly covered his mouth with his shirt so he won't breathe in the smog.
koffing use take on Pikachu, ordered James. koffing tackles Pikachu until he sees koffing coming straight at him, his tail started to glow white then smacked koffing towards James sending them to the wall knocking them out. that'll teach you not to smoke, Lincoln said.
misty vs jessie
I hope you're ready to taste defeat little brat, I'm going to make you pay for your insult, said jessie with a sneer.
you're in your forty's grandma, now you're going to get stomped flat, misty retorted confidently. you don't know who you're messing with, do you?
why would I be worried about a 15-year-old brat still in a training bra like you? replied jessie with an evil smirk on her face. if anything, you should be more scared of me. but I'll be merciful person -if you surrender your Pokémon, I'll let you go.
hmm...nah, I rather take my chances and kick your butt instead, and I'm 12 I just look 15.
it's your funeral, brat. snarled jessie before pointing at staryu and ordering ekans poison sting! prompting ekans to open her mouth to fire a volley of poisonous needles at staryu.
staryu, use water gun now!
with a cry, staryu fires a powerful jet of water at the poison sting attack, punching through it and still have enough force to hit ekans in the face, knocking the snake Pokémon back.
looks like you're all talk - my staryu is stronger than that ekans of yours, mused misty with a smirk. what was that talk about me losing again?
shut up, brat! snarled jessie in anger in anger before ordering ekans bite attack! take that staryu down now!
hissing, ekans sprung forward towards the water Pokémon, preparing to clamp its mouth on it. as the attack got closer, a grin appeared on Misty's face as she prepared to issue an order to her staryu.
staryu use rapid spin! ordered misty. staryu started spinning fast swirling ekans around until it looked dizzy, ekans eventually let go of staryu being sent flying towards jessie sending both of them to a wall next to James knocked out.
like i said, all talk grandma, misty gloated.
Eevee vs meowth
hold still!
as he narrowly managed to dodge swift attack fired at him, meowth thought how strong is this Pokémon! this is ridiculous!
and it'll get more ridiculouse, eevee use slash, ordered ren. Eevee's claws extend jumping towards meowth, you can't beat my fury swipes attack, meowth yelled jumping towards eevee.
meowth's claws extended while jumping towards Eevee, a slice was heard sending meowth towards the wall where his teammates were. guess the fury swipes weren't as strong as you say, Ren gloated.
alright, lets send these losers packing, Pikachu use that thunder ball, ordered Lincoln. Pikachu charged the electricity in his tail forming a ball then tossed it at team rocket shocking them enough to send them flying in the sky.
I can't believe a bunch of little kids beat us, yelled Jessie.
i know and that kid with the white hair is something else too, said James.
welp all we have to say is, said meowth.
team rockets blasting off, the trio said.
Pikachu gave him a look of annoyance, what? asked Lincoln. it's called electroball, said Pikachu.
oh, i didn't know that thanks for telling me buddy, said Lincoln rubbing Pikachu's head with a smile.
no problem, I'm just glad this battle is over, said Pikachu loving how Lincoln rubbed his head.
thank you all for saving the Pokémon center, said nurse joy bowing to them.
you don't have to do that nurse joy we're just happy to help, said Lincoln.
yeah, kicking team rocket butt is worth it, said ren.
it was really satisfying, said misty with a smirk.
you should get some rest I'll inform the construction crew and jenny in the morning, said nurse joy.
before I do that, I'll call professor oak to let him know I'm ok, said Lincoln heading towards to videophone.
professor oaks lab (five minutes later)
hmm...I wonder if Lincoln is doing ok, I haven't heard from him all day, professor oak thought. until his videophone started ringing with a slight concern on his face.
a call at this hour, i hope he didn't get himself in danger, Samuel thought as he went to answer it. upon picking up the receiver and answering it, he was greeted with Lincoln's face on the screen.
hello, professor? Lincoln said.
ah, Mr. loud, I was wondering when you were going to call. i trust you made it to veridian city without any trouble? Samuel asked.
more or less, Pikachu and i got into a bit of a battle with a flock of Spearow on our way over here, Lincoln replied.
hmm, I'm glad to see you're alright. spearow are very vicious. so, were you able to catch one? professor oak asked.
well, technically no. the flock had gotten their boss, a big fearow involved. fortunately, Pikachu was able to come out on top, and we manage to add a new member to the team, Lincoln replied.
my word, that's quite a lucky break. not many trainers are an evolved Pokémon on their first day, much less one fierce as a Fearow, Samuel replied, impressed at Lincoln's capture of Fearow.
yeah, I've registered for the Pokémon league challenge, so tomorrow I'm going to head to my first gym, Lincoln replied.
I see. well, the gym up at pewter city can provide a challenge, especially for new trainers such as yourself Samuel suggested.
that's the plan. i hope i can catch more Pokémon along the way, Lincoln replied.
well, the viridian forest can help with a plethora of bug type Pokémon that you can try catching, Samuel stated.
I'll see what i can do, Lincoln replied.
splendid. and now, I'm going touch a rather sore topic, but have you made contact with your family since you arrived? Samuel asked.
not yet. I'm giving them some time to install the videophone pop-pop gave them. that, and I'm not ready to call them yet, Lincoln replied.
I see. well, if it'll help, I'll be giving them a progress report in a few days. I'll try my best to get through to them that their actions could potentially have severe consequences, Samuel replied. Lincoln looked confused.
what do you mean? Lincoln asked.
well, you see, my boy, what your family did was not just cruel and unusual, but it's also illegal. you family could face serious criminal charges if word got out about their actions, Samuel explained. Lincoln looked concerned.
you aren't going to call the police, are you? i mean, while my family are boneheads for jumping on the whole Lincon is bad luck bandwagon a little too eagerly, but they're still my family, and i would rather not see them get separated. for the twins, it'll be really cruel to them, Lincoln replied.
no need to worry. while I feel I SHOULD call them, I'll respect your wishes, and give them a chance to redeem themselves, Samuel replied.
thanks, professor, I'll see about calling when I get to pewter city, Lincoln replied.
that's all i ask of you. now is that all you wanted to talk to me about, or is there something else on you mind? Samuel replied.
oh right. after catching Fearow, Pikachu and I met another bird Pokémon, but it was the same color of a rainbow, then it gave me this (showing the rainbow wing) then it flew off before i could figure out what it was, said Lincoln.
looking surprised. my boy, that's a rainbow wing from the Pokémon ho-oh, Samuel replied.
Rainbow wing. ho-oh, what's that? asked Lincoln
Ho-oh is one of the legendary Pokémon of the Pokémon regions, it has the ability to stop rainstorms, and it gives its rainbow wings to a trainer with a pure heart, it also gives great luck to the holder Samuel replied.
a trainer with a pure heart, wow, said Lincoln.
but be warned, the wing will lose it color if the holders heart becomes un-pure it'll fade into dust, Samuel warned Lincoln.
I understand professor, I'll keep the warning in mind, Lincoln replied.
very good. i look forward to hearing about your journey's the next time we talk, Samuel stated.
yes sir. I'll talk to you later, Lincoln said as he hung up.
welp better head to bed then head to the pokemart to get some supplies, said Lincoln.
Lincoln heading towards the room wear ren and misty were getting ready for bed.
hey misty, do you know where to catch some water Pokémon, asked Lincoln.
sure, i know a place we can go tomorrow since i owe you for sharing you room with us, misty replied.
thanks, and no problem, said Lincoln while putting on his pajamas and getting one of the bunk beds.
meanwhile, at the loud house, daytime
Lori was lounging on the couch, texting her boyfriend, bobby. she was about to send another affection filled message, when the sound of knocking from the front door could be heard, oh, of all the rotten timing! this had better be important! she grumbled, as she got up to answer it. upon opening the door, she greeted with the sight of Ronnie Anne, bobby's little sister, and Clyde McBride, Lincoln's best friend, alright, what do you want? I'm kind of in the middle of something important, she said a little more rudely than intended, not that she cared.
right, because texting my brother is SO important, Ronnie Anne stated sarcastically. this seemed to irk Lori something fierce, but she retained her composure.
look, what is it that you two you want? the eldest loud sister asked.
with every ounce of effort to keep his cool around his crush, Clyde spoke up, we were headed for the arcade, and wanted to see if Lincoln wanted to join us. is he in?
that and we wanted to ask where he's been. no one has seen him since last week, Ronnie Anne added. Lori frozed up, a look of concern etched onto her face. but the concern wasn't for her brother, rather, it was at the thought of both kids asking questions about Lincoln that Lori didn't wat to answer, questions that she knew, without a doubt in her mind, could end up ruining her family's reputation beyond repair. Lori knew that what she and family did was illegal, and if word got out, she was certain that her parents would be in jail, and she and her siblings will be separated. that's something she can't allow to happen.
but I can't stay silent. they could grow more suspicious and start snooping around on their own. even if Ronnie Anne is my brother's girlfriend and practically part of the loud family, she has to keep her nose out of this, she thought. then an idea popped into her head.
well, I'm afraid I don't know where Lincoln is either, or when he'll be back. I'm a little worried about him myself, Lori lied. well, at least half-lied. she kind of knew where he was, but she didn't when he'll be back. while she was still mad that Lincoln was allowed to have $300 to himself, but a small part of her was still worried about him, what with him on the other side of the world.
well, when you see him, could you let him know we came by asking for him? Clyde asked.
sure, Lori replied, as she shut the door. Clyde then collapsed to his knees.
oh man, I wasn't sure i was going to last any longer! I thought for sure my nose would start bleeding! Clyde exclaimed, only to a suspicious look on Ronnie Anne's face, as she was looking at the front door.
I ain't buying what she's selling, Clyde, Ronnie Anne commented.
what do you mean? Clyde asked.
I mean Lori was acting weird as if she was hiding something, Ronnie Anne replied.
you're saying there's more to what Lori said than she's letting on? Clyde asked.
it's quite possible, Ronnie Anne replied, as the two of them left. from her bedroom window Lisa overheard their conversation.
if only they knew what was going on, she commented.
That's chapter 7 Ronnie Anne and Clyde are suspicious now what will Lisa do will she tell them or not find out next time.