Morning came and I stretched, only to find a hard shell press into my face. "Ugh…" Squirtle was curled up against Ekans, who was curled over me. Pikachu was nestled in my arms with Bulbasaur, Charmander was leaning against my back with Koffing and Meowth was sprawled over me, drooling in his sleep. Gross.
"Wake up everyone." I said quietly, not wanting to startle them. I shook Squirtle slightly and he blinked himself awake, shaking his head then yawned.
"Squirtle!" Turning I tickled Pikachu, making him sneeze and squeal.
"Chuuuu!" It was the most adorable sound I had ever heard.
"Come on, everyone up, we've got to find the others now." I said a little louder and everyone stirred, waking up as I began to sit up carefully. "Meowth! Wake up!" The lazy cat leaped up then landed on me, digging his claws in.
"Me-OUTH!"
"YOW!" I holwed and Ekans instantly slapped Meowth, hissing in annoyance and making him loosen his grip on my leg. "Hey what's the deal?" I glared at the cat who glared back. "Come on, we'd better get moving. It looks like a big island and we have to find Ash and the others." Standing up I yawned then stretched before taking Pidgeotto's Pokéball. "Go Pidgeotto! Time to find Ash, Misty and Brock!" I called, sending her out.
"Pidgeo!" She called and I smiled.
"You know what to do, just be careful! There seems to be massive Pokémon out there and I mean huge! Don't attack any of them, just hide and let them pass without any disturbance." I explained to her. "We'll follow you from below, so make sure you stay low enough for us to see you."
"Pidgeotto!" She nodded then flew out of the little den we had found. I followed her, the Pokémon all gathering around my feet.
"We're really going back out there? With all those big Pokémon?" Meowth whined as he clung to my leg fearfully.
"Don't worry, we're too small to be worth eating. Let's go." I said brightly then took off after Pidgeotto who found us a road. We walked for some time, calling out for Ash, Brock and Misty. I even shouted for Jessie and James to keep Ekans and Koffing comforted, but they still looked pretty hopeless so I stopped and knelt down before them.
"It's okay. We'll find them. We always seem to run into one another." I told them confidently then smiled. "And if we don't find them soon, then I'll take care of you until we do! How does that sound?" Ekans hissed then nodded his head and Koffing looked a little brighter.
"Ekans! Ekans!"
"Koffing!"
"Great! So come on, let's keep looking." I turned around and looked up just as Pidgeotto called out to me.
"Pidgeo!"
"Huh? Is that a…Blastoise?" I questioned, staring at the massive Pokémon that was easily over a hundred feet tall. We all stared up at it and Charmander made an awe filled sound. "I know, it's huge." I noted, though I didn't really know what he was saying. He then looked to Squirtle and began to talk.
"Charmander, Charmander Char Char." Meowth folded his arms and closed his eyes, going all smart on us.
"This is Squirtle's evolved form, a Blastoise." Meowth said to us and I rolled my eyes.
"We know that." Pikachu looked to Squirtle then pointed to the Blastoise.
"Pika Pi."
"Squirtle!" It yelped then looked to the giant Pokémon. "Squirtle Squirtle…" Then he stepped out of the bushes and began to move towards the Blastoise.
"Squirtle come back! Don't get its attention, we don't know if it's friendly or not!" I called quietly but with a slight hiss and dove forwards but Squirtle walked out of reach and I hit the ground. "Oh great."
"Squirtle Squirtle, Squirtle Squirtle….Squirtle?" The blastoise turned around and everyone froze in place before groaning. This is not good.
"Run for it!" I yelled as it aimed its cannons down at us. The jet of water flushed out and we all ran for our lives, yelling at the top of our voices as Squirtle surprisingly ran to the head of the pack. Hey, and there I was thinking it was slow. Guess I was wrong. "Pikachu come on!" I called and he leaped up with a cry.
"Pika!" He landed on my back then clung on, looking over his shoulder and I heard him crackle with energy.
"Oh no you don't, don't make it even angrier!" I yelped as I continued to run. "There's no way you could take that thing down easily, you'll just exhaust yourself." Pikachu stopped crackling with electricity then looked at me.
"Pi?"
"I don't want you getting hurt Pikachu, okay?" I told him then ruffled his head as I then looked ahead. "Woah!" A Venasaur of equal size marched slowly across our path and everyone looked to Bulbasaur.
"Squirtle Squirtle, Squirtle Squirt, Squirtle!" Bulbasaur looked alarmed then shook his head.
"Bulbasaur Bulba! Bulbasaur…Bulbasaur…" Kneeling down I rubbed his head.
"Okay guys, no more interaction with the scary big Pokémon, okay?" I said and everyone nodded their heads in swift agreement. "Right, so let's…" When a shadow fell over us, I stopped then looked up. The massive Charizard glared down at us then roared. "AAAARGGHHHH!" We all screamed and Pidgeotto flew up, trying to get its attention.
"Pidgeo!"
"No Pidgeotto, return!" I called and pulled her out before she could start a fight for me, but the moment I put her back on my belt, Charmeleon escaped from his Pokéball. "Charmeleon! What are you doing?" I yelled, gripping my hair as he blasted a Flamethrower attack at the Charizard.
"Char! Char!" He ran forwards, claws glowing then used Slash, trying to do some damage but the Charizard merely roared then shot down a spiral of fire at us.
"Move!" I yelled, grabbing all the Pokémon up in one go then ran out the way, jumping to toss them forwards then yelled as I was tossed backwards by a force of wind from the beat of the Charizard's wings.
I landed heavily on the floor, grunting and flinching as I lay on my front, not moving for a second. "Pikachu!" I twitched then pulled myself up, shaking my head.
"I'm fine, are you guys okay? Wait…Charmeleon!" I yelled then leaped up, grabbing his Pokéball. He was still slashing and throwing fire attacks at the Charizard, but as the Blastoise appeared, having caught up with us and the Venasaur turned around, I called him back. "Charmeleon, return!"
He turned and snapped at me, growling but I gave him no choice, returning him to his Pokéball. "Okay everyone, RUN!" I yelled then took off as fast as I could.
"Hey wait for me!" Meowth yelled and I stopped, scooped him up then threw him onto my back. "Now hurry up and get me out of here!" I glared at him.
"If you don't quit whining, I'll toss you to them as bait!" I snapped then continued to run. The three Pokémon chased after us and I continued to run, ignoring the erratic pace of my heart as I continued to race for my life. "Everyone keep going!" I yelled encouragingly as we ran downhill then followed what looked like a railroad track. "Huh?" I looked up ahead and almost fainted with relief when I saw Ashe, Misty, Brock and even Team Rocket.
"Hey guys!" I yelled then saw the massive loop in the tracks. "Watch out!" I yelled then pointed ahead, making them look then cry out in alarm. Glancing around I saw that the gap between us and those monster Pokémon was swiftly closing up.
The cart the guys were travelling in rose up and around, looping down again and I could hear Jessie's scream loudest of all. "Stop the ride! Stop the ride I want to get off!" I know I would if I were here, that just looks sickening.
"Get ready to jump in guys!" I called out as the gang levelled up with us. "Squirtle, you're first!" I yelled then scooped him up. "Catch him Ash!" I yelled then flung the tiny turtle Pokémon to them. "Go Charmander!" I threw him next then held out my hand. "Ekans, Koffing, you go now!" They both sprang forwards and landed in their trainers' arms, all of them beaming with happiness. "Bulbasaur go, you're next!" I yelled and he jumped, using his Vine Whip to anchor onto Brock then pulled himself in. "Meowth, Pikachu!"
With all the strength I could muster I flung them into the escaping cart and Pikachu reached out towards Ash. "Pikachu!" He landed on Ash's chest and I shared a brief smile before a foot landed too close for comfort behind me.
"Ruby! Ruby hang on!" I heard Brock yell as Misty gasped.
"Watch out!" I leaped to the side, sensing the foot come down and I gasped before leaping again, avoiding being crushed by bare inches. "Ruby!" Misty cried and I saw no other option except the one I was thinking off right now.
"Okay, I've had enough!" I yelled then changed direction. I leaped up into the air, spring off a foot then jumped up, feeling the solid body of the Blastoise before springing off and flipping over my head, body streatched out elegantly then landed on the Charizard who growled. I journeyed up their bodies, using my agility and flexibility to get over them before leaping into the air. "Pidgeotto!" I yelled with my eyes clenched tightly shut, sending out her Pokéball.
"Pidgeo!" She cried then dove after me, eyes narrowed as I fell.
"Pidgeotto, hurry!" I yelled then stretched out my hand.
"Piiidgeo!" She snapped out her wings then reached out with her talons, gripping my hand then began to flap, slowing my decent as her strong wings carried my weight through the air until I was flying with her.
"Yeah! Oh yeah we're flying!" I cheered, giving a whoop of celebration then gasped as the others were launched into the air, the cable having snapped and they head straight for…is that a Zapdos? Oh my goodness! A Zapdos!
They slammed into its wing and it broke, bits of metal and screws falling everywhere as it fell out the sky. Wait, mechanical? It was a machine? I looked back to the others to see them sparking with electricity, their movments jarring slightly. Were they all machines?
The others all tumbled with screams and yells towards the water and there was nothing I could do to keep them from their watery consequence. They crashed into the glittering waves as Pidgeotto soared overhead, still holding onto me tightly. "Good girl." I murmured, reaching up and patted her leg gently.
"Pidgeo!" She answered then flapped her wings, taking me further down as the gang began to resurface. A dark shape slithered through the water, its fins flashing before disappearing again and everyone cried out.
"Gyarados!" Team Rocket yelled then swam back for shore faster than possible, running for the trees the moment they were on land. The Gyarados rose up and roared, looking down then around. Wait a second, is that…?
"Gyarados!" I called out and it looked up before giving a sort of smiley look. It was him! "Hey! You're here!" I laughed then let Pidgeotto drop me onto his head. "It's good to see you buddy, are you okay? Those other Gyarados didn't beat you up too bad did they?" I fussed, rubbing his head with both hands and he growled soflty.
"Hey! You think you can give us a hand Ruby?" Ash yelled as the guys all floundered. "We're a little damp down here!" I laughed then looked up at the sky.
"Thanks Pidgeotto, you're a real life saver!" I called then let her return for a well deserved rest. Turning back to Gyarados I patted his head. "Would you mind helping us buddy? You see we're a little lost and we need to get back to Kanto so that Ash can continue to collect badges. Could you take us somewhere where we can get back on track, please?" Gyarados nodded his great head then lowered himself down so that I could call to the others. "Hey! Gyardos is gonna give us a ride! Everyone jump on!"
"Alright!" Ash beamed then swam forwards. I looked around, not able to see Squirtle, Charmander or Bulbasaur. "It's okay, they're safe in their Pokéballs." He told me as I helped him up, patting his belt. "I got them inside before we hit the water."
"Oh that's a relief." I smiled then together we helped pull Brock and Misty up. "Okay Gyarados, show us the way home!" I called and he lifted himself up, roaring grandly before surging through the water at top speed. We all cheered, enjoying the ride as we raced over the waves, a healthy dose of sea spray tickling our faces.
I sat at the top of his head, watching the view as everyone else clung on. "Pikachu!" Pikachu called out then joined me up the top, looking at me. "Pika, Pika Pika!" I smiled at him as he made funny little hand movements.
"It's okay Pikachu, I'm glad I was able to find you." I told him then rubbed his head. "We're all a team, so we take care of one another, no matter how strange we are or how different we may be. It's what people call a family." Pikachu gazed up at me then leaped into my arms, nuzzling against me.
"Pikachu…" He murmured and I hugged him.
"I know." I told him softly, smiling as I hugged him back then let him go as he sprang back to Ash and nudged him gently.
"Chuuuu!"
"Hahaha!" Ash laughed, enjoying the rush of the ride as I lay down on Gyarados's head. I patted his scales then closed my eyes, enjoying the sound of rushing water as we sped across the glittering waves, the beating sun warming my skin as I simply enjoyed the relief of not being in such mortal peril.
