(Music: Pikachu Arrives)
Ashly turned over in her sleep. She was in her Pokemon form in one of Brock's little brother's arms.
She sniffed the air and her eyes fluttered open while she let out a yawn and struggled out of his grasp.
She sniffed once more and realized she smelled something mouthwatering. "Brock is making breakfast!" She yelled in pokespeak, waking everyone else up.
"Ashly, calm down" Serena told her as she flew down from a shelf and landed in front of Ashly.
"Why were you on the shelf?" May yawned while walking over.
"Because there were pillows up there and a few books on kanto fashion as well" replied Serena.
"Hey everyone, Breakfast is ready" Brock yelled.
They changed to their human forms and walked over to the table and sat down, then began to take their fair shares of pancakes.
"Still as hungry as ever I see" Brock said when he saw the five foot tall stack on Ashly's plate.
"Is she seriously going to eat all of those?" A girl asked.
"You bet!" Ashly laughed.
The kids looked on in shock as the pile of hotcakes magically shrank before their very eyes. As soon as Ashley's disappearing act was over and Brock's siblings had gone to play, Gary recalled his team.
"So when are we gonna go into Pewter?" He asked.
"First we need to find a way in that isn't heavily guarded. If we leave now, we can make it to the entrance before the guards finish switching places" Brock explained.
(End music)
After making it through the gate, without much trouble, Brock and Gary sneaked along through the side streets.
"So do you know where exactly these goon's leaders are?" Gary asked.
"I would think that they would be in a large place…..oh no.." Groaned Brock. Gary gave him a questioning look.
"They are probably at my gym" Brock elaborated.
Gary shrugged. "Thankfully it's right over there."
As the two entered the gym, a couple of lights blinked on and illuminated the room.
Gary sighed. "Shoot…we really stepped in it now."
They were surrounded by team rocket grunts.
"So you thought we wouldn't expect the gym leader to try and get his gym back?" Asked one.
"Gary, I'll take care of these guys, you go on and run out their boss" Brock whispered as he enlarged two pokeballs in his hands.
"You think you can take us on?! Let's get em!" Yelled a grunt.
"Go, Onyx!" Brock yelled.
His Pokemon let out a roar while it emerged from its ball.
The grunts all threw out their pokeballs .
"Onix, use Stealth rock now!" Brock told his Pokemon.
A large number of stones appeared around the room then sank into the floor.
The grunt's Pokemon all emerged and suddenly, a bunch of large sharp rocks erupted from the floor around them and smashed into them.
"Clever…you used a move that hurts Pokemon entering the battle before we could send ours out. But it isn't going to help you as we have sheer numbers" laughed the first grunt.
"Rampage Onyx !" Brock called.
In the confusion, Gary had escaped and made his way into the back rooms of the gym. It was dark so he sent Ashly out and she appeared in pokemon form.
"Can you light this place up a bit?" He asked her.
She smiled and her diamond and markings glowed brightly.
"How do you even do that?" He asked.
"I don't know, I just can" she said.
They walked into what looked to be a basement. Gary picked up a flashlight and Ashly changed to her human guise. They immediately saw a large metal crate with a big red 'R' on it.
"I see you made it down here" laughed a male voice.
"He sure did, Batch" answered a feminine one.
"I told you not to say my name if you couldn't get it right" the male voice yelled.
"I know what's coming next…" Ashly sighed.
(Opperator 1: People are gonna hate us for this….W can't remember the legitimate team rocket motto from the first few seasons. So…insert the voice clipping…what's that…we don't have it anymore?! I knew we shouldn't have let those eerily familiar looking salespeople with the red and blue hair in here!)
(Music: team rocket's secret strategy)
"Surender now or prepare to…..HEY, QUIT PLAYING POKEMON PICROSS AND LISTEN TO US" yelled Cassidy.
"Are you two done yet?" Asked Gary.
"Oh? You know what!? You think your so smart?! Now…you two...get to sit there and listen to our motto…While we say it over and over" snapped B**ch….er... Butch…
"Or what?" Gary asked drily.
"Or we blow up this entire gym and you and these Pokemon along with it" laughed Cassidy.
"You're bluffing" yelled Ashly.
"You don't think we'll do it?" Asked Butch.
"I don't think you'll risk loosing the chance to escape with your own lives and loot" Gary retorted.
"Rats, they figured it out, Cassidy!" Groaned Butch.
"Actually we weren't sure of anything, you just told us" giggled Ashly.
Cassidy turned her head slowly to look at her partner before smacking him across the face, knocking him off the top of the crate.
She jumped off and landed next to him and lifted him up by his ear.
Gary pulled out dawn's pokeball until Ashly stopped him.
"You know if they see any of us in our Pokemon forms, they're gonna start following us until they steal us, Right?" She asked.
"Got any better ideas?" He replied.
She sighed and shook her head.
"Exactly" he said as he tossed Dawn's ball out.
She appeared in a flash of light.
"What's that pokemon?" Butch groaned whilst stumbling to his feet.
"Doesn't matter, let's just fight it!" Said Cassidy, "Go, Salamance!" She added.
"Use Dragonbreath!" Gary ordered.
Dawn shot the draconic attack out and it hit Salamance directly in its face.
"That may have been a mistake…" Whispered Ashly.
"SALLLLAAAAAAA" Cassidy's dragon roared. It dove towards Dawn who jumped to the side allowing for it to crash into the floor.
"Dragonbreath again" Gary said.
Once more it hit the Salamance, making it even more angry. This time it started to fire off its attacks at random, soon hitting the ceiling and causing a large chunk of concrete to land on it's head, knocking it out.
"Nice, now for the…where are the Pokemon!?" Asked Ashly.
They looked up and saw an airship was lifting the crate through the hole in the ceeling.
Dawn shot another dragonbreath out and it hit the cable holding the crate.
"You won this round, but you'll never beat team rocket in the end!" Butch laughed as he and Cassidy went sailing into the sky due to the excessive thrust from losing their payload.
"Shut up Bill!" Cassidy told him.
"Looks like team rocket's blasting off unexpectedly!" They yelled as they disappeared in a twinkle in the sky.
Brock ran into the room where they were and looked at the hole in the roof.
"Oh come on. You managed to keep them from stealing the Pokemon but not from making a huge hole in my gym?!" He groaned.
"Let's just chock it up as accidental damage on your insurance" laughed Ashly.
"At least team rocket is out of the city and the people can start moving back" dawn relayed.
"Gary, I think you should have this. You proved your strength today even without a gym battle" Brock said as he handed Gary a boulder badge. Gary looked at Ashly. She shrugged.
"ALRIGHT! WE GOT THE BOULDER BADGE!" She cheered.
(Music: setting off)
Later Brock was waving goodbye to his family.
"Awww…Brock, do you have to leave again?" Asked one boy.
"Sorry, but the road is calling my name again. Don't worry though, I'll be back" Brock reassured him.
"Bye! We'll miss you!" his siblings called as he walked with Gary and Ashly over the hill.
(After their battle against Butch and Cassidy in Pewter city, Our heroes have come out victorious. But what new adventures await them just down the road? Find out next time….As the journey continues)