" Here you go, sir. Your Pokémon have been fully healed."
Phillip pulled the tray of Poke Balls close and threw them over his head. Two flashed of light occurred, and Pidgey and Charmander appeared at Phillip's side. They looked good, no bruises in sight and definitely seemed more energetic.
Phillip twisted back to smile at the pink-haired nurse. " Thank you for your service."
She smiled back. " You're welcome."
Phillip returned his attention to his team. " I hope you like this relaxing moments, because they will be few in number. We'll have a large amount of training to go through." The Pokémon tensed at this.
" Sorry," Phillip turned back to the nurse, who spoke, " But I overheard what you were saying. It won't be a painful training, will it?"
Phillip returned his smile. " I'll do my best to prevent damage to them." The nurse released a sigh at this. Phillip pulled the two back in to their respective ball and started walking out of the Pokémon Center.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the area, he was forced to avoid rouge motorcycle by jumping over it. Two passengers were seen: one was a blue-haired police woman and the other was...
" Ash?"
When Phillip hit the earth, he turned to find the bike slide to a stop in front of the desk. Nurse Joy, the woman from before, told them, " We have a driveway, you know!"
The police officer responded by exclaiming, " It's a Pokémon Emergency!"
Ash stood up from the sidecar to say, " Please help it!" Nurse Joy leaned over to a computer and, amount later, a stretcher came rolling out with a fat, pink Pokémon with an egg in its pouch at the stomach.
Chansey. Always good to see that one.
After Ash's Pikachu was placed on the stretcher and pulled out of the crossfire, Nurse Joy nearly leaped on the chance to scolded Ash about reckless training.
Phillip walked back in. " Ash isn't as bad as a trainer as you think. Why don't go help out Pikachu? I'll sort out the mess out here."
Nurse Joy huffed. " Why, I never-"
" And you'll never if you don't help Ash. Please. That Pokémon is in more need of a heal than Ash needs a scolding right now." Joy returned her huff at this, but followed the Chansey as she tightened her rubber gloves.
The police officer turned to Phillip. " Well, guess my work is done here." She looked over to her bike with was still planted in front of the front desk. " Oh dear. I've done it again, haven't I?"
Phillip smiled at her. " Next time, try your best to aim for the driveway."
Ash did his best to direct himself into the emergency room, but the door shut in front of his face. Phillip could just laughed at this.
He settled down to say, " Alright, Ash. Time to explain the condition of Pikachu."
_Time Skip_
Phillip leaned his head against the wall behind the bench the two sat at. " Swarmed by one of the more ferocious Pokémon. That is nasty."
" Pikachu saved us." Ash countered. " But now it's here and-"
Phillip interrupted. " Okay. First: Never consider Pokémon something below yourself. They still have feelings, as you've seen today. Second: Pikachu is going to be fine. Just be patient."
" Says the man who has no patience at all." Gabriel retaliated from the depths of Phillip's mind.
Stuff it.
Just then, a cuckoo clock started up, sending out a Pidgey every second since eight-o-clock. Phillip wanted to destroy the clock, as it gave the most annoying sound to it, but he knew the laws against that type of thing. Ash turned his head back to the emergency room, which had the red light above it on, signaling that the procedure was ongoing. His eyes shifted slowly to the computers to the right of it. He walked over to them, selected one, and typed some numbers into the keypad. Phillip noticed at a phone was attached to the monitor.
A voice came from the screen. " Hello? Ketchum Residence."
Ash replied. " Hello, mom?"
There was a couple of seconds of pause before the voice spoke again. " Oh, hi, honey! Is everything okay?" A woman with red hair in a bathrobe appeared on the screen. " Where are you, Ash?"
" The Pokémon Center at Viridian City."
" You're already in Viridian City? It took your farther four days to get there when he started Pokémon Training. Oh, he'll be so proud; you're the apple of his eye."
Ash immediately became depressed. " Yeah, a rotten apple."
" Oh, Ash, don't be discouraged. You're doing fine." The woman gave a smile big enough to close her eyes. " You're growing up right before my eyes, spreading your wings and flying like a Spearow."
Phillip leaned over Ash's shoulder. " That's funny, seeing as he was just attacked by a swarm of them."
"AH!" Ash's face was priceless. So much, that Phillip had to repress an urge to capture a picture of the moment.
His mother, however, wasn't as surprised. More pissed, to be precise. " What do you mean by that?!"
Ash try covering it up. " Oh nothing! Gotta go, bye!" Without much of a word, he shut the computer down and placed the phone back. He turned to Phillip and said, " You didn't have to do that, you know!"
Phillip shrugged at this. " I was just talking about irony. You're the one who overreacted."
Ash didn't reply. Instead, he walked past Phillip to look at a part of the wall behind the front counter. Phillip turned as well to see that the wall had four tiles in a frame that differed from the rest of the wall.
One of the tiles was colored red and had a flaming bird on it. Another was blue with a bird with a majestic appearance to it. The third was green and a spiky bird was plastered into it. The last one was yellow and held a puppy with stripes down it's back and legs.
Phillip looked up at them, along with Ash, before pulling out the Poke Dex. " Scan this."
Scanning...
Top Right Panel: Unknown.
Top Left Panel: Unknown.
Bottom Right Panel: Unknown.
Bottom Left Panel: Growlithe: The Puppy Pokémon. While loyal to it's owner, the Growlithe with drive away enemies with barking and biting.
More information? Y/N
Phillip pressed the "Y"
Very protective to territory. Evolves in to * unknown Pokémon*
Phillip sighed and closed the device to place in back in his pocket.
At this time, the computer at the front desk started ringing. Ash was confused at first, but realized that it was indeed that computer. He pressed the "receive call" button and the ringing ceased.
" Hello? This is Ash. Who's calling?"
" Here! I'm over here!" A voice called from somewhere, but not the computer. The yellow tile from the opened up to reveal a screen that had an old man, from the sign of white and gray hair, staring into a screen that was looking into Pokémon Center, but wasn't facing the two. Funny, the guy sounded like Professor Oak.
" Ash, it's Professor Oak. Don't you recognize me?"
Phillip's palm returned to his face. Meeting two weird professors. Lovely day we're going through.
" No, Professor. I didn't recognize the back of your head." Phillip nearly laughed at Ash's reply. The professor twisted to see them before turning back to fix the problem, saying something about a " wrong camera". Static filled the screen and, when it passed, Professor Oak was looking at them this time.
Oak cleared his throat and said, " I just spoke with your mother and she told me that you've made it to the Pokémon Center in Viridian City. Is that correct?"
Phillip pulled into the scene. " If he's here, then yes he has. Stupid to call the Center when you've been told this."
The Professor pulled out his stupid face before saying, " Oh, I see. I dialed the Pokémon Center in Viridian City and you were able to answer." Phillip's palm was itching to make a return trip.
Ash replied this time. " Yeah, because that's where I am!"
Oak nodded a bit. " I see. I suppose that proves it. The other trainers got there no problem, and I pleasantly surprised you got there so soon. I admit: when you left, I had my doubts that you could handle your Pikachu. But when my grandson, Gary, said you wouldn't have a single new Pokémon by the time you got to Viridian City, I bet him a million dollars he'd be wrong!"
Phillip huffed. " Gee, thanks for the encouraging lesson, professor."
Oak must have felt the Killer Intent on Phillip's phasing, because he near immediately went defensive. " I still had faith in him, mind you! Trust me!"
Phillip lessened the Intent, but never removed it, as he said, " Well, you better give Gary that million then, because Ash isn't having the best of luck at the moment." Oak turned around and allowed a blue hue take the background, showing hm depression at the moment.
However, Ash pointed to the blue tile above Oak's screen. " But I did see a flying Pokémon like that one. It flew right over the rainbow!"
Oak replied, " Don't talk such nonsense. You couldn't have seen this Pokémon. Trainers have searched their whole lives and never seen it."
"It sure looked like it." Ash said.
" You must have been mistaken," Oak countered. A doorbell rung from the screen and Oak nearly leaped from his seat. " Ah, there's my pizza! Coming!" Oak leaned back in to the screen to say, " It's very nice to meet you again, Ash. We'll talk about the other thing your mother mentioned later." The screen went black and the yellow panel returned, though not fast enough for them to not hear the contents of Oak's pizza: anchovy, spinach, and pineapple.
Ash looked back at Phillip. " You believe me, right?"
Phillip clapped a hand on to Ash's shoulder. " I know two things. One: you saw a cool Pokémon that no has ever saw. Second: I'm going to throw up about the contents of what Oak ordered." With that, Phillip leaned over the trash can next to the desk and removed whatever he had the last time he ate.
Soon, however, he heard a girl scream, " Now I've got you!"
Phillip turned to see a red-head in a yellow shirt and overall shorts that were held with red straps. A burned bike was held aloft by her shoulders. A bag was hung over her right shoulder.
She then said, " I knew I'd find you here!"
Ash only pointed at her and ask, " What happened to your bike?"
She repeated the question before saying, " You happened to my bike, you little loser! This is what's left after you stole it to save your Pokémon. Now I can see why you Pokémon is in the-" She stopped herself as she began to stumble under the weight. She would have fallen back, but Phillip had already finished vomiting and wrapped a hand around her waist to prevent her fall. His free hand caught the burnt bike before it crashed.
Phillip placed the bike softly against the main desk before pulling the girl back on to her feet. He got a good look at her. She looked cute, but not much else. She was an inch smaller than he was, giving him the ability to move her easier.
She removed herself quickly to scold Ash more. " You're going to pay for what you did to my bike."
" I make up for it. I promise I will, really! But I can't do anything about your bike until-" Ash was interrupted by the girl.
" I don't want to here your lame excuses! I just want a new bike right now!"
Ash looked down. " It's my Pikachu. My Pikachu's not too good." The girl dropped her anger to look pat Ash to the Emergency Care Area, where the red light was still lit.
She asked, " Is it very serious?"
" I think so." Ash answered. " And there's nothing I can do to help now."
Phillip patted his on the shoulder once more. " Don't worry. Pikachu will get out just fine."
Exactly at this moment, the red light flickered off and the Chansey came out with Pikachu on the stretcher. Pikachu was attached to some wires that lead to some devices, but other wise just looked wore out and bruised immensely.
Ash and the girl ran over, with Ash yelling, " Pikachu! Are you alright?!"
Nurse Joy, who walked beside the stretcher, told him, " Your Pikachu's resting. It's a good thing you got it here so fast." Phillip twitched at that, but otherwise stood steady. " The procedure went well, and it should be fine."
" Thanks to the Pokémon Center!" The girl replied.
" Yes, thank you very much!" Ash said.
" Now your Pokémon needs is a good rest in the recovery room. You should go in with it, Ash." Nurse Joy said, staring at Ash.
Phillip walked up to said boy. " I told you it will be fine."
Ash nodded. " Thanks." He then returned to the other girl. " Listen, I'm sorry about your bike, but I'm going to need some time to make things right."
" No way!" The girl replied, angry once more. " I fell for that last time!" She calmed down slightly to say, " Well, you should take care of Pikachu now, and we'll settle up later."
" Uh, okay." was Ash's only response.
" Gee, you two act like a married couple." Phillip said. " When's the children?" The girl tried punching Phillip, but he weaved out of her reach.
Nurse Joy's fingers found the girl's ears. " No rough-housing in the Pokémon Center." The girl whimpered a " Yes, ma'am." and she was sent free.
At this time, a siren sounded from inside the hospital and the police officer's voice appeared from speakers: " Attention please: The Viridian City Radar Sensors have detected an aircraft belonging to a gang of Pokémon Thieves! If you have a Pokémon in your possession, processed with extreme caution!"
Suddenly, two Poke Balls shot through the glass ceiling above the group and flashed out two new Pokémon.
One was a large purple snake that had a yellow strip below it's head. It had a yellow tip to its tail, and had red, slitted eyes.
The other was a large purple ball that spewed puffs of smoke from volcano-like pours. That was a white sign on it, a skull with crossed bones underneath, to signify poison. This one was first to move and spread a thick smokescreen around the room.
Ash asked, " Who are they?" Phillip, however, was catching all the data he could.
Koffing: The-
Phillip skipped this and pointed to the other, though now blurred by the smoke.
Ekans: The-
Phillip closed the Dex and looked back in front of him, where an unusual scene played out.
To protect the world from devastation.
To unite all people within our nation.
To denounce all evils of truth and love.
To extend our reach to the stars above.
Jessie
James
Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now, or prepare to fight.
And then a sudden addition.
Meowth, that's right!
The smoke cleared for Phillip to see the new people.
One was a girl with her long red hair slicked back for some weird designer sense. The other was a boy with blue-hair that laid flat along his scalp, though a single strand waved in front of his face.
The third, however...
" It's a talking Pokémon." Phillip said.
A white cat with two whiskers at the said of its face and a golden coin at the forehead looked at him and said, " That's right! Be in awe as-" The Pokémon jumped over a Poke Ball courtesy of Phillip. " Hey, what are you doing!"
The cat had brown toes and a tail with a brown tip. It's ears were black with a pink inner part. Two more whisker-like appendages sides both sides of the coin. However, this didn't stop Phillip from throwing another ball at the cat, who jumped over this one as well. The ball came back, same as the other one, giving Phillip infinite ammo.
James must have been getting frustrated at this, because he then called, " Go, Koffing! Gas Attack!"
Phillip didn't move as Koffing sent a wave a nasty smelling gas at him. He jumped over it at the last second, never missing a beat to toss the endless amounts of Poke Balls at the Meowth. When he landed, he did stop to scan the cat Pokémon once.
Meowth: The-
Phillip scrolled down to the Stats.
Meowth: Lv 1
That was all he needed. " Let's go, Pidgey!" He tossed the selected Pokémon's Ball into the air and, with a flash, the bird Pokemon appeared.
Meowth laughed. " You're going to fight us with that pathetic excuse of a-" The Pidgey seemed a little irritated at this, seeing as it rammed a Tackle into Meowth's stomach.
" Now, now, Pidgey." Phillip said. " I didn't even ask you to do so yet." The Pidgey seemed a little more agitated as he turned to him. Phillip smiled and said, " Okay. Now hurt him." Pidgey didn't waste anymore time. A couple of tackles more and Meowth was sent flying. Phillip flipped the Dex back open to see Pidgey's experience boost fast enough for it to go up one more Level.
Pidgey:
Level 3
Attacks: Tackle
Phillip pulled out another Poke Ball, but was interrupted when he jumped back to avoid Koffing tackling him.
James chuckled. " It seems you have death wish. Very well. Koffing, attack!"
Jessie got into the action. " Ekans, let's go!"
Phillip pulled out that Poke Dex to scan the two's stats.
Koffing:
Lv 13
Ekans:
Lv 14
Seeing the outmatched levels, Phillip followed the others in fleeing. Ekans missed by a second, destroying the desk computer. Phillip pulled Pidgey back into the Pokeball and kept running.
They ran into the room and immediately closed the door. They heard the two Pokémon move past, not even bothering with trying to open the door. Suddenly, the lights went out in the room.
" They must have cut the power." Joy told them. " But we've got our own Pika-power source!" Phillip saw electricity dance a bit away, before lights returned for him to see a couple Pikachu's running on a treadmill to create lightning to power the facility.
Phillip looked back at Joy. " You promote Pokémon cruelty by doing this. You do know that, right?" Joy didn't even look sheepish at this.
However, the girl from before was leaning on the glass, saying, " Look at all the Pikachu!"
A computer was then heard saying, " An crisis situation has arisen! Initiating Poke Ball transport sequence!" Several robot arms fell from the ceiling and, now that Phillip could see a little clearer, were pulling Poke Balls off the shelves and on to a conveyor belt. Joy was on the computer talking to some one about transporting the Poke Balls there. They agreed and the Balls were transported out as energy, it seemed.
However, the victory was short-lived, as Koffing smashed through the door and pushing the shelves over. Ash picked up a Ball that fell and threw it, summoning a Pidgey. It fled upon seeing the Ekans. He threw another only for it to be empty. He tried a third, for to be the rat creature from before.
Phillip shot out the Poke Dex.
Rattata: The-
Phillip shut the device when the Rattata ran at the sight of Ekans. Not offensive. Got it.
The girl from before jumped in and threw a ball herself, which turned out to be a white and red fish with a horn on its head. It just floundered around for a second before being called back, giving Phillip no time to scan.
The girl told Ash to book it, which he followed immediately. However, Ekans and Koffing followed him, with their trainers behind them and Phillip behind the trainers. Ash was forced to stop upon hitting the girl's bike, but the impact awoken Pikachu, who called for his species. An army of Pikachu fell on top of Ash's and charged an electrical attack. They shot a lightning bolt at Team Rocket, who took the attack and was left smoking. That is to say, Ekans, Koffing, Jessie, and James were smoldered black. Ash's Pikachu, no the other hand, was now fully rejuvenated.
Meowth came from nowhere. " Do I have to do everything? That mouse is cat food, meowth. Just wait; Pikachu, you're mine."
Ash took a step back, but turned to Pikachu when he started speaking, but only his name came out. Ash translated it to, " Pika-power?" Phillip didn't even need anything more to understand that.
Phillip picked up the Pikachu and started releasing his own voltage in to the critter. Meowth asked, " What's this?"
Phillip smirked. " Let's just say that Pikachu has a little friend he wants you to meet." Phillip continued to increase the voltage until Pikachu released a thunderbolt that had nearly twice the amount of firepower a normal bolt did. Every one of the Team Rocket members were hit and were completely shocked. However, it didn't stop there. The bolt was powerful enough to go up and destroyed the entire Pokemon Center.
_Time Skip_
Phillip sat there at the entrance of the Viridian Forest. He woke up early and set out long before the others have. He left a note telling them about his apology of exploding the Center, and told them he'd be a step ahead of them, so they shouldn't bother trying to catch up.
Phillip was true to his word, however, and pushed the two Pokemon he had with him up to Level 10 before heading here. Pidgey had now Gust and Sand Attack while Charmander had Ember and Smokescreen, a good trick against Rocket if they appear again.
Phillip looked down at his two Pokemon, who decided to stay out of the Poke Balls. " You two ready?" They nodded. " Okay then. Let's get started."
That's a wrap!
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